Kuih Angku Nyonya Recipe
Nyonya Kuih

Ingredients:

150  g
130 g
1/2 tbsp
1/2 tbsp


8
1 1/2 tbsp

Filling:
150 g
100 ml
100 g
2

sweet potato (orange red variety)
pulut flour
castor sugar
oil
A few drops orange red coloring
Warm water, if necessary
small pieces banana leaves
1 1/2 tbsp oil (for brushing the skin)


skinned green peas, soaked for 5 hours
water
sugar
pandan leaves
A pinch of salt

Method:

1. For the filling, line a steamer with cloth. Steam green peas until very soft. Mash into a paste.

2. Boil the 100 ml water with sugar, salt and pandan leaves till syrupy. Add the mashed beans and cook till dry . Remove pandan leaves.

3. Cool, divide into 8 portions and form into balls.

4. To make the skin, steam sweet potatoes till soft. Mash it well while still hot. add pulut flour, sugar, oil, coloring and warm water if dough is dry. Knead into a soft and pliable dough; you must be able to form a ball with the dough. Divide into 8 portions.

5. Wrap one portion of filling in one portion of skin. oil hands lightly (from 1 1/2 tbsp) and roll cakes till well rounded.

6. Press into angku mould firmly to obtain a deep impression of the pattern.

7. Turn out cake on to a piece of greased banana leaf. Steam for 6 minutes on medium heat so cake will retain its pattern.

8. Take out. Brush lightly with oil while still hot.

Note : In making pandan angku, Substitute red coloring for green coloring; use yellow sweet potato and if water is used, use pandan juice.