Green gram dessert

Ingredients

160g rice flour
20g green bean flour
150ml water For the syrup
190g castor sugar
300ml water
2–3 screwpine leaves (pandan leaves), knotted
250ml thick coconut milk (squeezed from 1 grated coconut)
1/4 tsp salt
A few drops red colouring/any color

Method

1. Combine sugar, water and screwpine leaves in a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar. Strain and set aside to cool.
3. Put rice flour and green bean flour into a large mixing bowl. Pour in water gradually and leave aside to soak for 40–45 minutes.
4. Add coconut milk and salt to the rice flour and mix well. Stir in syrup. Strain the batter to ensure it is free from lumps.
5. Divide batter into two. Leave half a portion white and add colouring to the other half. Place a greased 20cm tray in the steamer and heat up for 4–5 minutes.
6. Pour half cup of the white batter on the heated tray. Cover and steam over medium heat for 5–6 minutes or until set.
7. Pour half cup of the pink batter over the white layer and steam covered for 5 minutes. Repeat the procedure, alternating white and pink batter until all the batter is used up.
8. To the very last layer add a little more colour to make it a deeper shade of pink. After the final layer is set, steam the kuih for a further 12–15 minutes.
9. Halfway through open the lid to release the steam, then cover again until the end of the steaming process.
10. Cool the kuih thoroughly before cutting into small diamond-shaped pieces.