Thailand

Khanom Chan

Name: Khanom Chan
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 pieces
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 100 g Rice flour; 150 g Tapioca flour; 400 ml Coconut milk; 150 g Sugar; some Pandan juice; 1 pinch Salt

Thai steamed layered jelly cake

Khanom chan is a traditional Thai sweet of many thin, steamed layers that symbolise good fortune.

Rice and tapioca flour with coconut milk give a chewy, glossy texture; pandan colours the layers green.

Servings12 pieces

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice flour100 g
Tapioca flour150 g
Coconut milk400 ml
Sugar150 g
Pandan juicesome
Salt1 pinch

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk flours, coconut milk and sugar into a smooth batter.
Divide the batter and colour one half green with pandan.
Pour a thin layer into the tin and steam.
Add layer after layer alternately and steam.
Let cool completely and cut into diamonds.

Make it original

Tapioca flour and pandan for khanom chan are in the Asia Boutique.

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