My Version of : Kueh Lapis Kacang Hijau Berkoko a.k.a Cocoa & Mung Bean Layer Cake

Easy to prepare and cook!. I have been thinking of cooking this Kuih Lapis Kacang Hijau eversince I saw the kuih lapis made by Fabmom. But I dont want to buy many kinds of flour like stated in the recipe tried by Fabmom... so by try and error.. here is my version of the kuih lapis kacang hijau. I didnt want to use any food colouring, so I am using natural colouring and flavour hehehehe.

Ingredients A:
1 cup flour
1 tbsp rice flour
1 tbsp corn flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups coconut white milk (santan
1/2 tsp salt

Ingredient B
1 cup mung bean, boiled to soften and blended in a blender/food processor

Ingredient C
1/2 tbsp cocoa powder, dissolve in 1/4 cup of warm water


Methods:
1. Mix all ingredients A and sieve to make sure all are mixed well and smooth batter.
2. Divide into 2 portions
3. Mix in the blended mung bean into one portion and the cocoa mixture in the other portion.
4. Heat up the steamer ( I just use a wok with cover) and grease (with bit of cooking oil) the container you are going to use for cooking the batter. I just use a grease baking tin.
5. Pour in half of portion of the cocoa batter and steam for 3 min ( depends on how thick the layer is, the thicker the layer the longer the time needed to steam).
6. Then pour in half of the mung bean batter and steam for 3 min.
7. Repeat until all batter finish up.
8. Cool and slice according to your preference.


note: easier to slice with a grease(with cooking oil) knife

Jemput-jemput Kacang Hijau?

I wanted to cook the Kuih Rengas a.k.a Kuih Kacang Hijau a.k.a Mung Bean Traditional Cake (one of my favourite kuih in the world hehehehe), but I didnt have time to do it. So I made a "jemput-jemput kacang hijau" instead hahahaha.. easy, simple and ready to eat in a jifty.

The Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup Kacang hijau (Mung Bean) boiled until soft with palm sugar /white sugar ( to your preferred taste)

1/2 cup Flour

Water (just enough to get the right consistency)

2 tbsp Sugar

a pinch of salt

Oil for frying

Method:

1. Mixed all ingredients (add just enough flour and water to get slightly thicker than the condensed milk consistency, I just estimated mine, didnt actually measured properly) just enough for batter to be able to drop easily from the mixing spoon.

2. Heat oil in a pan or wok over medium heat. Keep the heat on low.

3. Drop a tablespoonful of batter mixture in the pan/wok and fry until golden brown on both side of the "kuih"/cake

4. Serve while still hot.

Easy right? Taste yummy too.

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Sweet Potato Donut a.k.a Kuih Keria-My Version

I have read Whimsi's blog and Fabmom's blog on their Kuih Keria projects and have been thinking of making them too. The last time I made this kuih was probably back in my secondary school years hehehehehe.

I have changed the recipe a little bit... just to see if it works... Well, it did! The kuih if eaten when it is still warm ( that is served immediately after cooking it), is very-very nice.. it is a little bit crispy on the outside but soft in the inside...very nice... Does not taste the same after it has been cooled down though... so eat while it is warm. The sugar coating is normally done by rolling this kuih in melted sugar until the sugar crystallized around them. But as for me, I don't like too much sugar.... if I coat it in sugar, I would have removed them before eating anyway, so in this recipe, I just sprinkled some caster sugar just for extra sweet taste.

The recipe I used ( I don't really measure them, I just estimate :) ):

300g sweet potatoes

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Oil for frying

Caster sugar for sprinkling

Method

1. Scrub sweet potatoes clean under running water. Place in a pan and cover with a generous amount of water. Add a pinch of salt. Boil until tender.

2. Remove sweet potatoes from water and leave to cool.

2. When cool enough to handle, peel the skins. Mash sweet potatoes until free from lumps. Pick out any tough fibres and discard.

3. Sift flour and baking powder together and add to mashed sweet potatoes, kneading lightly until smooth.

4. Divide dough into small portions and roll into smooth balls. Flatten the balls slightly and make a hole through the centre of each one with the floured handle of a wooden spoon. With your fingers, lightly pat the edges around the hole for a nice, smooth 'donut' finish. Repeat until dough is used up.

5. Heat oil in a pan or wok over medium heat. Keeping the heat on low, fry the donuts until golden brown on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.

6. Sprinkle some caster sugar on donuts or coat with melted sugar ( depend on your preference). Serve soon after making.

Note: Make sure the oil is kept at medium heat, just enough to make the donuts sizzle upon contact with oil. Frying in too high temperature will make the donut skin "blistered appearance"