Kuih Talam

Kuih talam is one of those nyonya kuih which is very popular over here. I know I know, we can easily buy this kind of kuih from any vendors but it's still great to experience the process though. There are actually a few versions of kuih talam and this is one of them.

Ingredients for Base :

80gm rice flour

40gm tapioca flour

40gm green bean flour

200gm sugar

500ml water

1/2 tspn lye water/alkaline water

2 tspn pandan paste

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- mix in all ingredients and cook over low heat.

- keep stirring constantly untill mixture became thicken.

- pour batter to a 7" oil coated tray and steam for 20 mins.

Ingredients for Coconut Layer :
60gm rice flour

40gm green bean flour

2 tbsp tapioca flour

500ml coconut milk

1 tspn salt

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- combine all ingredients and cook over low heat.

- keep stirring constantly untill mixture became thicken.

- pour coconut batter to the base layer and steam for another 20 mins.

- then leave completely cool (about 3 hours) before slicing.

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Kak Elra, here's the kuih talam you're asking for! Hope you will like it.