Brunei Darussalam

BRUNEI TRADISIONAL FOOD KUIH KOSUI

Kuih kosui is a saucer shaped rice cake flavored with pandan (screwpine leaves) juice. A lot of pandan is used to bring out the aroma of this kuih. A good kuih kosui is rich in pandan aroma and have a springy and soft texture. It is best eaten with freshly grated coconut.



Kuih Kosui (Pandan Flavoured Rice Cakes)
Ingredients:


Syrup
16 oz water
10 oz sugar


Pandan juice
12-15 pandan leaves
21 oz water
1 tbsp alkaline water (lye water)


Batter
6 oz rice flour

2 oz tapioca flour

Method:

1. To make the syrup, melt the sugar in water over low fire until sugar dissolves .  Set aside to cool.
2. Cut pandan leaves into small peices.  Combine pandan leaves and water in an electric  blender.  Blend for 1-2 minutes.  Strain the pandan juice through a fine sieve.  Add alkaline water into pandan juice.  Set aside.
3. In another bowl, add rice flour and tapioca flour.  Slowly pour in the pandan juice mixture while stirring it consistently till well blended.  Add in syrup.
4. Cook flour mixture on low fire till slightly thickened.  Remove from fire and pour into little teacups.Steam on high fire for 15 minutes.  Take the kuih out immediately.

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