Kuih Tepung Bungkus

 

Kuih tepung bungkus is my all-time favourite traditional kuih. It is good for breakfast or tea time.  It is not easy to find them in the area where I am staying. Thus, I have to make them myself. There are many processes involved in making them - from preparing the banana leaves, the fillings, the batter to finally, steaming the. But the delicious kuih makes the whole process worth it.

Ingredients:

• 12-15 pcs banana leaves 
• Batter:
• 400 g water
• 500 g coconut milk
• 250 g rice flour
• 10 g all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• Fillings:
• 150 g fresh coconut flakes
• 100 g gula Melaka
• 50 g dark brown
• 2 - 3 pandan leaves
• 80 g water
• 10 g corn flour + 2 tbsp water to form a solution

Method:

• Preparing the banana leaves:

• Cut the banana leaves into 6 inches x 10 inches size.
• Wash them.
• Run each piece over the fire to soften them or you may blanch them in hot water
  
  

• For the fillings:

• Add the gula Melaka, dark brown sugar, pandan leaves and water into a saucepan.
• Boil the water till the gula Melaka and dark brown sugar melt and the syrup is aromatic.
• Sieve the syrup into a non-stick pan.
• Let it cool down a bit before adding the corn flour solution to it. Stir so that they are mixed together.
• Add the fresh coconut flakes to the syrup.
• Stir the coconut flakes till they absorb the syrup and slowly cook them till they are dry and can be formed into balls.
• Let the coconut flakes cool down.
• Then form them into balls or cylinders, depending on how you want to shape your kuih; some shape it into cone while others shape it into a long rectangle. (Each may weigh 16 - 20 g.)

• For the batter:

• Add water, coconut milk, rice flour, all-purpose flour and salt to a sauce pan. Stir till all are well combined.
• Turn on the fire and keep on stirring the mixture till it thickens and of dropping consistency.

• Assembly:

• Take one piece of banana leaf and place it on a weighing scale.
• Spoon some of the batter onto the leaf.
• Place a piece of coconut ball or cylinder on the batter.
• Cover it with some batter. (The total weight of my batter and coconut flakes is 100 g.)
• Fold the banana leaf from bottom to cover the batter and from the top to cover it. Fold the ends under the body.

• Prepare the steamer:
• When the water in the steamer is boiling, transfer the uncooked kuih to the steamer.
• Steam them for about 15 minutes. (Remember the battar and coconut flakes are already cooked.
• Remove the kuih from the steamer once they are done.

• Serve.