Cantik Manis (Sweet and Pretty Cake)
Ingredients
# 100g sago (delima) or coloured pearl sago (biji mutiara)
# 50g mung bean (hoen kwe) flour
# 500cc coconut milk from one coconut
# 1/4 tsp salt
# 100g granulated sugar
# 1/8 tsp vanilla
# banana leaves or plastic sheets for wrapping
Method
Cook sago until done and transparent. Rinse and drain.
Dilute mung bean flour with part of coconut milk and set aside.
Boil remaining coconut milk with salt. Then add flour mixture and stir. Add sugar and vanilla, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add sago, stir well and remove.
Wrap 2 tbsp dough in banana leaf or plastic sheets. Roll and fold both sides to the centre. Leave to cool.
# 100g sago (delima) or coloured pearl sago (biji mutiara)
# 50g mung bean (hoen kwe) flour
# 500cc coconut milk from one coconut
# 1/4 tsp salt
# 100g granulated sugar
# 1/8 tsp vanilla
# banana leaves or plastic sheets for wrapping
Method
Cook sago until done and transparent. Rinse and drain.
Dilute mung bean flour with part of coconut milk and set aside.
Boil remaining coconut milk with salt. Then add flour mixture and stir. Add sugar and vanilla, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add sago, stir well and remove.
Wrap 2 tbsp dough in banana leaf or plastic sheets. Roll and fold both sides to the centre. Leave to cool.
