Nine Layer Kueh by Karen Lim


Adapted from travelling foodies

Ingredients
1.480g tapioca flour
2.150g sago flour
3.35g mung bean flour
4.50g rice flour
5.720ml coconut milk (i used fresh one bought from mkt)
6.650g caster sugar
7.1litre water
8.500ml water (reserved)
9.4pc of pandan leaves cut into pieces
10.pinch of salt
11.red and green food colouring
(Can try natural red colour food flavouring by adding beet root powder from sun lik)

Method
1. Boil 1litre of water with pandan leaves and caster sugar till sugar all dissolved. Set aside and let it cool.
2. Mix all type of flour and pinch of salt in a big mixing bowl. Then gradually add in the coconut milk. Use a whisker and whisk gradually till smooth.
3.add in 500ml of reserved water to the boiled sugar syrup. Discard leaves and strain the sugar syrup. Then slowly add into the flour mixture. Stir well till mixture is smooth ensure no lumpy flour at the bottom of the bowl.
4. Divide flour mixture into 3 separate bowl. Add in red and green colouring in separate bowl. Leave one portion uncoloured.
5. Oil the pan you are using.place in steamer and steam till hot.
6. Use 3 separate cups to pour mixture in n add into the pan starting from the uncoloured mixture first followed by green and then red. Steam each layer for 6 to 8mins.use a towel tissue and dap the mixture away from the excess water after each layer is done before adding in the next layer.

Note
Ensure mixture is pour evenly into each cup so to acheive even layer. For me i using ikea children cup for measurement. It depends on the pan u r using. I steam 2 layer per colour.