what ways would u cook a nian gao?

dipping into flour + egg batter n deep frying sounds greasy.

steaming it, cutting into pieces n dipping into ground peanut or coconut shred sounds good n healthy. its simple to prepare too.

but any other ways of preparing it into something novel n tasty?

dipping into flour + egg batter n deep frying sounds greasy.

this is the best way, imo.

Add a yam slice plus the above.

I love it steamed with coconut shred + salt (a little on the coconut itself). You can also use sesame seed instead of coconut