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I am very fond of Muar Chee, or Malaysian sticky rice balls coated with sugar, ground roasted peanuts, and sesame seeds.
One of the popular sweet snacks found in Penang and other places in Malaysia, muar chee are often sold by roadside stalls or mobile hawkers.
The set up is pretty simple: steamed glutinous rice paste and ground peanut mixture in a container. When you order it, the vendor would cut a small piece of glutinous rice paste using a special Muar Chee cutting knife, transfer it into the ground peanut mixture, dice the muar chee paste into small cubes and then coat them with the peanut and sugar.
You can top Muar Chee with some fried shallots, but it’s optional. A small pack of Muar Chee costs only RM1 but it’s so tasty and satisfying that I could have them every day as a dessert…
Last weekend, I got myself a pack of glutinous rice and made Muar Chee at home. Surprisingly, it was quite easy to make. As I don’t have a Muar Chee recipe, I had to guess and figure out the basic steps.
The Muar Chee turned out very well and looked and tasted almost the same compared to the real ones. The only thing missing was pork lard, I think.
Here is my Muar Chee recipe. Try making it at home, it’s really a wonderful treat. If you wish to try other Malaysian recipes, please check out my huge collection of Malaysian recipes.
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This recipe is only 575 calories per serving.
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Muar Chee
Ingredients
- 8 oz (250g) glutinous rice flour
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1 1/2 cups water
- some cooking oil, for greasing
- fried shallot crisps
Roasted Peanuts Mixture
- 4 oz (125g) ground roasted peanuts
- 4 oz (125g) sugar
- 2 oz (60g) sesame seeds, lightly toasted
Instructions
- Mix the glutinous rice flour and tapioca flour with water to form a batter. Transfer the batter to a greased pan and steam over high heat for 10-15 minutes, until the glutinous rice paste is completely cooked through in the center. Let cool.
- In a deep dish, mix the ground roasted peanuts, sugar, and sesame seeds until well combined. Cut a small piece of the rice paste using a plastic knife. Drop it into the mixture and cut the rice paste into smaller cubes. Coat the cubes well with the mixture, then dish out and serve immediately with some fried shallot crisps.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can I use Corn Flour in place of Tapioca flour?
Please follow the recipe.
Hi…may i know this mua chee step can i use same way as i make tang yuan? Make square shape and boil like tang yuan .than mix with roasted peanut sugar
Hi there this looks great and I will try it. I was in Penang for a couple months 20 years ago and remember ordering from the street vendors something that resembled a small tortilla that was cooked right in front of me and then they would sprinkle on a mixture of ground peanuts and sugar then fold it and serve it. It was incredible. Would you happen to have a recipe for that as well or know what it is called so I can search it on google? Thanks for the great site and recipes… Also going to try your beef satay. Yummm
Hi Mark, that’s called “apam balik”. You can google for the recipe. Pretty easy to make.
Hi Mark, that’s called “apam balik”. You can google for the recipe. Pretty easy to make.