KUIH KOCI

       Assalamualaikum , met again for the cake Kuih Koci . I eat at home two week ago . So long in fact feel like eating cake and make this koci craft but not enough to try . The diligence themselves can also cause a banana leaf . Here is not met anyone selling banana leaves because they are rarely used in banana leaves . I take a banana leaf at my uncle home's because my home at town , so hard to plant trees . My uncle home at country , various types of trees that he planted . For example , bananas , cotton tree , mango tree ang durian trees . I made this cake with the help of my mother .

       Kuih Koci is a traditional cake that is popular in Malaysia , Indonesia and Singapore . This cake made of glutinous rice flour and coconut fillings mixed sugar sweet tie in it . In Malaysia it is popular mainly in the east coast of Kelantan and Terengganu . It was then coated with milk before wrapped in banana leaves and served . Kuih Koci is quiet soft to .

How to make Kuih Koci :

Untensils

1. Steamer
2. Banana leaf
3. Pot
4. Wok/second pot
5. Mixing bowl
6. Cooking oil for greasing

Ingredients

Dough

• 150g glutinous rice flour
• 50g tapioca flour
• 200ml thin coconut milk
• pinch of salt

Filling

• 3 pandan leaves, knotted
• 200g palm sugar
• 60ml water
• 250g grated coconut
• pinch of salt

Banana leaves - scalded , cleaned and cut into 20cm round shape , greased the surface.

Steps

1. Scald the banana leaves to soften them. The fastest way to do it is to hold it over an open flame. You will see the leaf change from dull to shiny. The alternativemethod is to scald it in hot water. Cut into round shape, 20cm in diameter. Grease the surface with oil.
2. In a pot, add in palm sugar, water, and pandan leaves. Bring to a boil and sieve the mixture. Pour it back to the pot.
3. Add in grated coconut and salt and cook until mixture is moist and shining. This take about 10minutes. Dish out to cool and shaped into lime-sized balls.
4. In a mixing bowl, sieve glutinous rice flour and tapioca flour. Add in salt and mix well.
5. In a small pot, heat up the coconut milk but do not boil it. Once the coconut milk is heated up, pour the mixture into the flour. Knead until a soft dough is formed. Leave aside.
6. To assemble the kuih koci : Take some dough and roll it into round ball. Flattened the ball and place a piece of filling in the center. Then reshape the dough to cover up the filling. The thickness of the dough should be inconsistent, with some parts almost showing the filling within.
7. Arrange the dough into the steamer tray and steam for about 10 minutes, then allow to cool.
8. Grease the inside of banana leaf and form a cone with it. Put the cooled dough ball into the cone, then fold in the sides of the banana leaf to enclose it. Then return the Kuih Koci to the steamer and steam for 5 minutes.