Nonya Bah Chang

Nonya Bak Chang: Singapore-Style Dragon Boat Festival Dumplings
Held to commemorate the hero of ancient China, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in Singapore with thousands of pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings and a Dragon Boat Race. The poet Ch'u Yuan drowned himself in protest against injustice and corruption. It is said that rice dumplings were cast into the water to lure fishes away from the body of the martyr. This act is remembered by the eating of "Kueh Chang" or "Bak chang", glutinous rice dumplings. The steamed glutinous rice encloses a variety of fillings from pork to mushrooms, red beans, chicken, and mung beans. The Peranakan version is a delicious variation. In the past, lotus leaves were not as available so Peranakans used the gigantic fragrant pandan leaves to wrap their bak chang. In addition to the traditional ingredients of diced pork, Chinese mushrooms and preserved melon was added to the local recipe by the Baba Chinese. The new recipe also includes pounded coriander seeds and lots of sugar.

(Kueh Chang)Bak Zhang a.k.a Glutinous Rice Dumpling Recipe
Ingredients :
100g dried mushrooms (optional)
1kg lean pork
1-1/2kg glutinous rice
2 tsp salt
250 - 300 shallots (sliced)
200g preserved winter melon (diced)
30 pieces pandan leaves (or 60 bamboo leaves)
20 pieces hemp strings
5 tbsp lard or oil
A few drops of blue food coloring from the Bunga Telang




Seasoning:
1-1/2 tbsp pepper
6 tbsp toasted pounded coriander powder
3 - 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tsp light soy sauce (to personal taste)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• nonya
• bah chang
• kueh chang
• rice dumpling
• Dragon Boat
• peranakan

[tcubet3]

how long does it takes to boil?

[deathsweep7]

@tcubet3

Its takes about 30 to 45mins to cook the dumpling. If you have a big pot and you immersed plentiful of wrapped rice dumpling, it will probably takes a little longer 1 hr+ to cook through, be sure that all corners of the dumpling is immersed in water.

[chuenbudiman]

music is very very annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

we would like to know how to make bak chang; not listening to music!

[suimu88]

MUSIC TOOOOO LOUD!!!! the ingredients not clearly mentioned....sorry

[trekkiesg]

music way too loud

[genjoashley]

very cool. will try to make it. i am currently studying in america and miss singapore food so much. :(

love the music and that i can understand the dialect. :D

Thanks for the upload

[Zenrich88]

@talzzies Hi, the powder is Corriander grounded powder and the white thing added is winter melon. (Kueh Chang)Bak Zhang a.k.a Glutinous Rice Dumpling Recipe Ingredients : 100g dried mushrooms (optional) 1kg lean pork 1-1/2kg glutinous rice 2 tsp salt 250 - 300 shallots (sliced) 200g preserved winter melon (diced) 30 pieces pandan leaves (or 60 bamboo leaves) 20 pieces hemp strings 5 tbsp lard or oil A few drops of blue food coloring from the Bunga Telang

[talzzies]

hello! great video :) captures great memories and culture.

I'm just wondering:

1) what was the powder like thing that was added?

2) what was the white thing added ontop (when frying the shallots and pork?)

[tcubet3]

@deathsweep7 thanks u. i'll try cooking it :D

[tcubet3]

@Zenrich88 thanks for answering. ^^

[Zenrich88]

@tcubet3

To boil the wrapped dumpling - immersed into boiling water, estimated 45mins to 1 hour depending on the size of the dumpling.