Directions

To Prepare Peanut Filling

1. Mix peanuts, caster sugar and oil in a bowl until well combined. Set aside.

To Make Mochi

1. On a baking tray, sprinkle potato starch liberally. Set aside.
2. Into a medium-sized bowl, mix flour, water and sugar until well combined.
3. Cover the bowl with cling wrap. Ensure that it is taut over the top of the bowl, but leaving a small gap on the side to allow the steam to escape.
4. Microwave for 2 mins.
5. Carefully fold over the cling wrap and, with a wooden or silicone spatula, quickly stir the dough.
6. Fold back cling wrap to cover the bowl again with a small gap as before.
7. Microwave for 1 more min before removing and mixing again.
8. Tip hot dough onto the tray with potato starch. Gently roll the dough over so that the entire surface is completely dusted with starch.
9. Using a dough cutter, cut dough into 6 equal portions.
10. Ensuring your hands are well powdered with the starch, flatten 1 piece of dough to approximately 4cm across. Place dough on one palm and using a pastry brush, brush off access starch on the top surface. Place 1 tsp peanut filling on the dough. Pinch opposite sides of the dough to seal in the filling until the dough has completely sealed in the filling.
11. Place Loh Mai Chee on the starched tray.
12. Repeat to make up the other dough and filling.
13. Once completed, brush off access starch on the surface and place Loh Mai Chee on a serving dish.