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Kuih Pulut Tekan/pulut Tai Tai (Pressed Glutinous Rice)

Kuih Pulut Tekan (a.k.a. Pulut Tai Tai) is a popular Nyonya dessert, the meaning of “pulut tekan” is “pressed glutinous rice”. Kuih Pulut Tekan is always served with kaya (coconut egg jam), therefore it is also called “Kuih Kaya”.

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert, Kuih
Cuisine Malaysia, Southeast Asia
Servings 24 pieces
Calories 127 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 600 g glutinous rice soaked for at least 4 hours, drained
  • 260 ml thin coconut milk
  • 1½ tsps salt 1 + ½ tsp
  • 2 pandan leaves cut into 6
  • 150 ml thick coconut milk
  • 5 tsps bunga telang juice blue pea juice
Makes: 8 x 8inch rectangle

Instructions
 

  • Add 1 tsp of salt to thin coconut milk (mix 30 ml thick coconut milk + 230 ml water) and stir well. Pour over glutinous rice and mix well. Add in pandan leaves.
  • Bring water of steamer to the boil, steam glutinous rice over medium heat for 25 minutes.
  • Discard pandan leaves, then fluff the rice with chopsticks (or fork).
  • Add ½ tsp of salt to thick coconut milk and stir well. Add to the half-cooked glutinous rice and mix well.
  • Continue steaming over medium heat for 20 minutes.
  • Add bunga telang juice to part of the rice, steam for another 10 minutes.
  • Fluff the cooked blue glutinous rice again with chopsticks (or fork).
  • Transfer the blue glutinous rice to an 8″ square baking pan (lined with banana leaves), then press down until firm using rice spatula.
  • Cover with banana leave, top with another baking pan (same size) and load with weight. Set aside for few hours until completely cooled (you may soak the pan in cold water to speed up the cooling process).
  • When cooled, unmould and cut into small pieces using plastic cutter.
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Notes

This recipe yields an 8-inch square pan divided into 24 pieces. 
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 piece of kuih without kaya. 
Reminder: The soaking time for different types of glutinous rice might be different, adjust the soaking time according to the type of glutinous rice you use.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 149mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.2gVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
Keyword pulut tai tai, pulut tekan
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