Halal Food Recipe: Steamed Glutinous Rice with Palm Sugar Syrup (Kuih Lopes)

Makes 20

Ingredients:

2 screwpine leaves (daun pandan) - pounded and add 1 tablespoon water to extract juice
500 ml water
400 g glutinous rice, washed and drained
1 tsp salt
20 pieces banana leaves 3” x 9”
200 g grated, peeled coconut mixed with 1 teaspoon salt


Cooking Method:

Combine screwpine juice, water and glutinous rice in a pot and bring to boil over modium heat. Add salt, stir well and continue cooking until dry. Stir and reduce heat, cook until rice is done.

Fold a banana leaf into a cone, put 2 tablespoons cooked glutinous rice and wrap neatly. Repeat the process with the remaining rice.

Arrange in a steamer tray and steam for 20 minutes over rapidly boiling water. Remove and cool.

Before serving, unwrap steamed rice. Put in serving dish and add grated coconut. Top with palm sugar syrup.

.:: Palm Sugar Syrup::.

90 g crushed palm sugar ( jaggery)
90 g castor (superfine) sugar
500 ml water

Combine palm sugar, castor sugar and water in a pot and boil over moderate heat until sugar dissolves. Strain.