Angku Kuih (Red Tortoise Cake)
Angku Kuih (Red Tortoise Cake) Recipe | Easy Asian Recipes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 402kcal
Ingredients
Green Bean Filling
- 300 g (10 oz) split green bean, washed and soaked for 6 hours
- 200 g (7 oz) fine sugar
- 4 tablespoons oil
Angku skin
- 1/8 teaspoon Wilton orange coloring
- 200 g (7 oz) wheat starch, Tung Mein Fun
- 150 g (5 oz) water
- 500 g (1 lb) boiling water
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 500 g (1 lb) glutinous rice flour
- 100 g (3½ oz) mashed orange color sweet potato
- 250 g (8 oz) water
- 120 g (4¼ oz) cooking oil
To Make Angku
- 1 banana leaf cut into rectangle to fit the angku mould
- 3 tablespoons oil
Instructions
Green Bean Filling
- Steam green bean over boiling water for 30-40 minutes till soft.
- Blend or mashed green bean till become a paste.
- In a wok, combine green bean paste, sugar and oil. Stir on low medium heat till thick and do not stick to your hands.
- Cool it and shaped into 30 balls of about 20 g (¾ oz). (The size of filling will depend on the size of your mould).
Angku skin
- Mix coloring, wheat starch and water. Stir till blended.
- Add in boiling water and mix till smooth and become translucent.
- Add in sugar, glutinous rice flour, sweet potatoes and water gradually. Knead till combined.
- Slowly add in oil and keep on kneading till smooth and do not stick onto your hands.
To Make Angku
- Lightly grease the cut banana leaves with oil.
- Divide skin dough into 30 pieces. Flatten each dough into 1/4 inch thick and wrap the filling inside. Roll into a ball.
- Lightly dust the Angku mould with glutinous rice flour. Press the dough ball into the mould and lightly knock it out.
- Place Angku on the banana leaf.
- Steam over boiling water for 10 minutes.
- Brush the surface of the cooked Angku with oil to give it a glossy look.
Nutrition
Serving: 4people | Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 216g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 31mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 65g