Ingredients
1. Long grain rice flour (2c)
2. water (1c)
3. Lo bak or substitute turnips (2 ½ pounds)
4. sesame seeds, toasted (1tbsp)
5. finely chopped Chinese parsley or cilantro (1tbsp)
6. pepper (1/2tsp)
7. sugar (1/2tsp)
8. salt (2tsp)
9. finely chopped Chinese sausage (4)
10. finely chopped dried shrimp, soaked in 1 tablespoon of sherry (1/4c)
11. dried black mushrooms (4)
12. finely chopped scallion (1tbsp)
13. oil (5tbsp)

Method of preparation:-
1. Take turnips, peel and grate them. Take a saucepan, place over low heat. Add water and grated turnips in it and keep it to simmer for about 1 hour until the turnips get soft.

2. Take a bowl, mix rice flour and turnips in it and then add 2 tablespoons of oil in it. Mix it well and keep it aside.

3. Take a pan, heat 2 tablespoon of oil in it. Fry sausages, shrimps, mushrooms, scallions in it and then add them to the turnip mixture. Add pepper, salt and sugar in it and mix it well.

4. Take a cake pan of 6*9 inch, grease it and pour the mixture in it. Sprinkle the sesame and parsley over it.

5. Place on the rack in steamer and steam it over hot boiling water for about 1 hour. Keep it to cool and then place it in the refrigerator for overnight. Then cut the cake into slices and fry in 1 tablespoon of oil until get golden brown and serve them hot.

Number of servings – 4 to 6