Kuih Bakar Berlauk

My family and I were invited to a Chinese New Year gathering in Eindhoven recently. It was a rather long drive from Amersfoort. But It would also be fun meeting other Singaporeans in a gathering for the first time. 
It took me a while thinking what I should make, since it was a potluck. I wanted to try making something new and decided on 'Kuih Bakar Berlauk'. While I was looking for the recipe, I realised that there were things that I had to do differently. Original recipe calls for it to be done on a stove using a mould that I do not have. (see picture below)

# 'Kuih bakar berlauk' literally means a baked savoury dish cake.
   'Kuih bakar berlauk' betekent letterlijk een gerecht van gebakken cake. 'Lauk' betekent vlees of      
   groentegerechten en dus hartig. 

That's when I put on my thinking cap and made do with what I have. I baked it in the oven and used a less conventional mould (mini cupcakes). My verdict - The taste is still there, perhaps a slightly different texture. 




(A) Ingredients for the batter (about 100 pieces):
600 g flour
500ml coconut cream (I used KARA) + water
5 eggs
2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cm of ginger (finely chopped) - I did not add
1 teaspoon yellow food colouring (powder) 

(B) Ingredients for the meat (I used minced meat) :
300 g minced meat
1 - 2  teaspoon white pepper 
1 - 11/2 tablespoon of meat curry powder
1 medium sized red onion *
1/2 cm of ginger *
5 tablespoon of oil
Salt to taste
 ( * finely chopped)

For toppings:
parsley, fried onions, sliced red chilli (deseed)

Method (B):
1) Heat up the oil. Fry the finely chopped or blended red onion and ginger till slightly fragrant. Add the curry powder. Mix till its even. (add a bit of water, if needed)
2) Add the minced meat and stir evenly.
3) Add salt and white pepper and water, if needed. Fry till the meat is cooked and till dry. After it is done, let it cool.

Method (A):
1) Beat the eggs, salt and ginger. 
2) Add the flour and coconut cream. Pour some water and mix till you get a smooth consistency.
    (The mix should neither be too thick nor watery). Add the colouring.
3) Add some of the cooked meat into the mixture. I added about 1/4 of it as my moulds are mini.

Now, let's bake them!
1) Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
2) Grease the moulds with oil. 
3) Pour the mixture into the moulds. 
4) For the toppings - put the minced meat, parsley, red chili and fried onions.
5) Bake for 15 - 20 mins.