225 g Canned water chestnuts, drained
220 g Castor sugar
220 g Water chestnut flour
4 tablespoons Corn oil
3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
4 cups water
Method :
Cut the water chestnuts into matchstick-sized shreds.
Place them in a saucepan, add the sugar and 2 cups water.
Bring to the boil.
Stir in the water chestnut flour and add another 2 cups water.
Stir and mix well, then simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the corn oil, stir and bring once more to the boil.
Reduce heat to very low and simmer gentle for 5 minutes.
Pour the mixture into a square cake tin or Swiss roll tin.
Place the tin in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes.
Remove from the steamer and leave to cool.
When cold, the cake is like a firm jelly with streaks of water chestnut inside.
Cut into pieces about the thickness of bread slices.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan.
When hot, fry each slice of chestnut cake for 2 1/2 minutes on each side.
Serve hot or cold.