Nyonya ang koo

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About this recipe

In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
Nyonya ang koo is a traditional Nyonya dessert that originated from the Peranakan culture in Malaysia and Singapore. These small glutinous rice cakes are shaped like tortoises and are often filled with a sweet mung bean paste. The dough is made from glutinous rice flour, giving it a sticky and chewy texture. Nyonya ang koo is typically enjoyed during festive occasions or as a delightful snack.

Keywords: Nyonya, ang koo, Peranakan, dessert, glutinous rice.

Nyonya ang koo details

Nyonya ang koo, recipe Rating: 4.4
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Makes 14

Skin: 

80g sweet potatoes (steamed and mashed)

125g glutinuous rice flour

1/4 tbsp castor sugar

30ml thick coconut milk

25ml corn oil

50g water

1-2 drops of orange/red food colouring (optional)

Filling:

280g red bean/green bean paste

METHOD:

1. Combine all ingredients of skin in a mixing bowl. Mix and knead until all combined to form a soft dough.

2. Divide skin dough to 20g portions and form each into a ball..

3. Divide filling to 20g portions and form each into a ball.

4. Wrap each filling with a portion of dough. Press into an ang koo mould. Bang mould slightly to dislodge the ang koo.

5. Place ang koo onto a small piece of banana leave of slightly larger size than the ang koo. Repeat for all the remaining dough and filling.

6. Line steamer with banana leaves and place ang koo onto the banana leaves. Steam at medium heat over boiling water for 10 minutes until skin is translucent.

NOTE:

1. I did not use any food colouring as We thought the natural colouring of the sweet potatoes was enough. However, adding a few drops of colouring will make the ang koo look more like those sold outside at hawker stalls.

2. Do not steam ang koo at high heat as this will cause rapid expansion of the skin and result in undefined pattern.

3. Please adjust skin : filling ratio according to your mould and your preference (how thick you like your skin to be).