Wun Sungkaya (Jelly with Sungkaya Topping)

Jelly with Sungkaya Topping is like coconut cream Jelly. The difference is that eggs and palm sugar are added in the former dessert. Eggs and palm sugar give brown colour and some more nutritive value. ิ

Ingredients


1 pack (50gram) agar-agar powder
16 cups water
8 cups sugar
20 pandanus leaves
Methods

1. Mix the agar-agar and water. Bring to boil until the agar-agar dissolves. Add sugar and pandanus leaves. Boil for a while. Remove from heat and strain. Set 2 cups of the mixture aside. 2. Boil the strained mixture again. Add topping. Stir well. Pour into the molds. Leave to cool.

Ingredients of topping

2 kg. (to make 5 cups coconut cream) shredded coconut meat
2 eggs
1 cup palm sugar
1 tbsp. salt


Methods

Mix coconut cream, sugar, eggs and salt together. Pour into the mixture in Step. 1. Stir well and strain through muslin.

Sweet Sticky Rice with Coconut Cream and Black Beans (KHAO NIAO TAT)

INGREDIENTS :

Dried black beans,soaked in water overnight, then boiled until tender and drained 3 oz.
Sticky rice 2 cups
Coconut milk 1 cup
Salt 1 pinch
Sugar 1/3 cup
CREAM TOPPING :

Sugar 1/2 cup
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Coconut milk 1 cup
Tapioca starch 1 tbsp.
(6 servings)
1. In two separate bowls, soak the black beans and the sticky rice overnight.

2. Boil the beans until done, drain and reserve for topping.

3. Using a baking pan large enough to fit all the sticky rice, drain the rice and pour it into a baking pan.

4. In a bowl, mix together 1 cup of coconut milk, sugar and salt, making sure that all the sugar is dissolved. Pour this mixture into the pan containing the sticky rice.

5. Set the pan in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes until the rice absorbs all the coconut milk and increases in volume.

6. Combine the ingredients for the cream topping in a bowl and pour this sauce over the top of the cooked rice in the pan and return the pan to the steamer and continue to steam for 5 to 8 minutes or until the topping sets like custard.

7. Take the pan out of the steamer and sprinkle black beans over the top of the custard.

8. Let the cake cool before cutting into squares and serve.

Tips

Sticky rice is available in all Asian grocery stores. It differs from regular jasmin rice because when it is cooked it has a characteristic of sticking together and the grain is shorter and harder than regular rice, hence the overnight soaking.

Tamarind Sherbet (SHERBET MAKHAM)

INGREDIENTS :
TAMARIND ESSENCE :

Tamarind pulp 3 oz.
Water 1 cup
SUGAR SYRUP :

Granulated sugar 1 cup
Water 1 cup
TAMARIND SHERBET MIX :

Tamarind juice (essence) 1 cup
Sugar syrup 3/4 cup
Water 3/4 cup
(6 servings)
1. Mix together tamarind pulp and water, in a large bowl. Using your hand, squeeze the pulp to allow the water to mix and create a thick sour liquid of tamarind pulp juice. Strain this liquid through a sieve and bring it to the boil to kill all impurities. Boil for about 10 minutes and strain this liquid through a fine mesh strainer and reserve for later use.

2. Make sugar syrup by boiling together water and sugar until all the sugar has melted. Cool and keep the syrup aside for later use.

3. To make sherbet, mix together tamarind juice, sugar syrup and cold water and place this mix in an ice cream machine and churn until the liquid turns to ice.