Purple sweet potato Ang Ku KUih 紫薯红龟糕

Red tortoise cake (Chinese: 红龟粿 Âng-ku-kóe) is a small round or oval-shaped Chinese pastry with soft, sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around a sweet filling in the centre.

Today, I made a batch of beautiful Ang Ku Kuih without using mold. A fusion Ang Ku Kuih by using a fruit wrapper(foam net). Simple and easy recipe. Beautiful and delicious Purple sweet potato Ang Ku Kuih with coconut filling.

红龟糕（中文：红龟粿Âng-ku-kóe）是一种小圆形或椭圆形的中式糕点，用糯米粉做的，中间包裹着甜甜的或咸的馅料。

今天，我不用模具，也可以做到美美的红龟糕哦！我使用水果包装纸（泡沫网）来做红龟糕。简单易做的食谱。即漂亮又好吃的椰丝馅紫薯红龟粿。你们也试做吧！

👆I used this fruit wrapper/Foam net to make kuih.

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Purple sweet potato Ang Ku KUih 紫薯红龟糕

配料:  Ingredients

150g Palm sugar 椰糖 

20g  Caster sugar 细砂糖

130g  Water 水 

5 Pandan Leaf 班兰叶 

300g Shredded coconut 椰丝

1/2 tsp  Salt 盐

皮料 : Skin (粒 30克  - 1pcs 30g ) ( 18-20 pcs可做18-20粒)

200g  Purple sweet potato 紫薯

200g  Gutinous rice flour 糯米粉  

2 tbsp    Oil  油 

100ml  Water 水

Rice flour Paste 米粉酱:

6g       Rice flour 粘米粉

55ml  Water 水

2 tbsp  Oil 油 

Coconut Filling making:

1. Dissolve gula melaka, sugar and  pandan leaf in water and boil under medium heat. Let the ingredients boil for a while in order for the fragrance of the pandan leaf to infuse into the sauce. Stir regularly.

2. Stir in the grated coconut and salt, mix well.

3. Stirring regularly till the coconut mixture becomes slightly drier.

4. Remove the pandan leaf and transfer the sweetened coconut to a bowl to cool down. Set aside.

Preparing purple sweet potato dough skin:

1. Steam purple sweet potato over medium heat for 15 minutes, until very soft.

2. Mash steamed purple sweet potato with a fork, set aside to cool.

3. Make rice flour paste: Mix together water and rice flour, stir and mix in 2 tbsp oil. Continue stiring until thicken, remove from heat.

4. Add in cooked Rice flour Paste in glutinous rice flour, use a fork to stir it then use hands mix well. Add in mashed purple sweet potato and mix well. 

4. Add in water if needed, knead until a smooth dough is formed. Add in 2 tbsp cooking oil, knead until well blended.

5. Divide dough into 30g each. 

6. Wrap in filling and use mold to make shape.

7. Steam on medium heat for 12 minutes.

Recipe adapted from: K L LIEW youtube

Happy Making!