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Kueh Lopes

This recipe is an easier way to make Kueh Lopes without having to wrap with banana leaves into triangular shape individually. (Makes 32 pieces)

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

1
Wash, rinse glutinous rice and soak in water.
2
Add alkaline water and mix well.
3
Set aside for 30 - 60 mins.
4
Drain out water and transfer rice into a rice cooker pot.
5
Add water, salt, cooking oil and mix well.
6
Tie pandan leaves into a knot and place in the pot.
7
Set to "Glutinous Rice" mode or "Auto" to fully cook the rice.
8
Fluff up fully cooked rice and remove pandan leaves.
9
Scoop out some rice and put in a 10 inch round tray lined with banana leaf.
10
Fill up the tray and compress the rice tightly.
11
Arrange some pandan leaves on top and steam for 10 - 15 mins.
12
You can also mix some blue pea extract to the rice for colour (optional).
13
In the meantime prepare the grated coconut for steaming
14
Arrange crushed pandan leaves in a pan
15
Sprinkle salt to the grated coconut and mix well
16
Pour grated coconut into the pan with pandan leaves
17
Arrange pandan leaves on top of the grated coconut and steam for 15 mins
18
Remove grated coconut from the steamer.
19
Remove pandan leaves
20
Cut the kueh into bite size pieces and coat each piece with the steamed grated coconut
21
Cut into 8 triangle shape pieces and coat each piece with the steamed grated coconut.
22
Drizzle gula melaka syrup over the kueh.