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Pulut Tai Tai (Blue Glutinous Rice Cake)

Pulut Tai Tai (Blue Glutinous Rice Cake) is one of the Nyonya's classic pastries. It is commonly known as Kaya Kuih, because it usually eaten with kaya jam.

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Nyonya
Keyword: Cake, colorful, Traditional
Prep Time: 10 hours
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 10 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 186kcal

INGREDIENTS

  • 300 g Glutinous Rice
  • 200 ml Thick Coconut Milk
  • 100 ml Water
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 Pandan Leafs
  • 1 Banana Leaf
  • 50 pcs Blue Pea Flowers

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Cook the blue flowers to get a nice blue colour and let it cool down.
  • Wash the glutinous rice and divide it into two bowls. Pour water into one bowl and pour butterfly pea flowers water into the other bowl. Soak overnight or at least 4 hours.
  • Dry the soaked glutinous rice and place it in a large plate. Put pandan leaves and pour in the coconut milk (thick coconut milk, water and salt) mixed with salt.
  • Put glutinous rice in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes, then simmer for 5 minutes. After that, take out the glutinous rice and stir well.
  • Put the glutinous rice into the mould had banana leaves.
  • Press it again with a heavy object for at least 2 hours to make the glutinous rice cake firm.
  • Slice it up and eat it with caramelized kaya to taste the chewy and delicious Pulut Tai Tai.

INSTRUCTIONS VIDEO

NOTES

Tips:
  1. The blue colour glutinous rice soak for overnight, the effect colour will be more rich and bright.
  2. Using a stainless steel plate for steaming glutinous rice cakes can be heated evenly. And the steaming time can be adjusted.
  3. Use water bags to suppress glutinous rice cakes is my method, because water can become any shape you want, so no need to prepare two same mould. Please set a few more bags to ensure that the bags do not leak.
  4. The time for pressing Pulut Tai Tai is to let the cake cool and set.
  5. The blue flower can be stored longer and use on anytime after sun-dried.

NUTRITION

Serving: 1people | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.6g | Protein: 2.9g | Fat: 5.3g | Saturated Fat: 4.3g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 43mg | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 2mg
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