The Chinese preserved sausage, dried black mushrooms, and dried scallops are prepared the same way as I did for Turnip Cake, from which you may read more on the preparations.Although leftover rice can be used to make this, ideally, it is better to cook the rice with chicken stock or with water reserved from soaking the dried scallops.You may also want to add an fried egg (shredded) into the rice to make the dish look more vibrant, resembling those served in some Chinese restaurants. Some even fry the egg together with the rice.
If there are small holes or breakage over the lotus leaf, cut a sector from another blanched lotus leaf to cover. Or, simply use two leaves.