Nonya Rice Dumplings

Heard on the radio that dragon boat festival is on this month end. I suggested to mum that we should wrap some rice dumplings to sample 1st. Haha...we onli prepare hokkien ba chang & kee chang for the past few years, this yr should be a change.
I decided to make some nonya chang as its my favourite among all the rice dumplings.This is the very 1st time in our home history that nonya chang is being prepared. keke.....

Everything should be done quick & easy.To simplify the procedure, i used ready prepared roasted chestnuts & boil the rice dumplings in rice cooker so that the kitchen won't be full of smokes from charcoal & without the greasy stains over the kitchen wall. :-)

Ingredients;
1 kg glutinous rice
2 tbsp fried shallots with oil
½ tsp salt
Bamboo leaves & strings
1 pot boiling water

Fillings;
600g pork belly
50g winter melon strips, chopped
8 shallots, thinly sliced
3 garlic, minced
Dark soy sauce
Coriander powder
Pepper
Salt
Mushroom water
200g roasted chestnuts
10 dried mushrooms
Oil for frying

Method;
-Soak, wash & clean bamboo leaves thoroughly.
-Prepare bundles of strings.
-Soak glutinous rice for 3hrs, drained. Mix well with salt, fried shallots with oil.
-Soak dried mushrooms till bloom, squeeze out excess water, cut into thin strips, reserve mushroom water for later use.
-Remove skin from pork belly, cut them into thin strips
-On a heated wok, fry ½ portion of the garlic till brown, add mushrooms & fry for 3-5 mins. Remove, set aside for wrapping.
-Add 2 tbsp oil to the wok, fry shallots till lightly brown. Add the remaining garlic fry till fragrant.
-Add pork & fry till 80% cooked, season with dark soy sauce, salt & mushroom water.
-Stir in winter melon, cover & simmer till mixture dry, add pepper & coriander powder. Remove, set aside for wrapping.
-On 2 folded bamboo leaves, wrap nonya chang with 2 tbsp glutinous rice, 1 tbsp mushrooms, 2 roasted chestnuts, 1 tbsp pork fillings, top with another 2 tbsp glutinous rice, secure with strings.
-Continue until all the ingredients finishes up.
-Place bundles of nonya chang in hot boiling water, cover & let it cook for 2 hrs, checking & adding more hot water as & when needed.
-When cooked, drained & let cool.
-Enjoy with a cup of oolong tea or any chinese tea.

Well mixed glutinous rice.

Meat & winter melon fillings, garlic mushrooms & roasted chestnuts.

This is the kind of roasted chestnuts used for wrapping nonya chang. This is my all time favourite tid-bits.Convenient for lazy pple like mi,no need to remove any husk,juz tear off opening & pop into the mouth.haha.....

Ready wrapped nonya chang......b4 boiling.

Nonya changs after 2hrs of steaming....