Myanmar

Sanwin Makin

Name: Sanwin Makin
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 pieces
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 200 g Semolina; 400 ml Coconut milk; 150 g Sugar; 2 pieces Egg; some of each Butter & poppy seeds; 1 pinch Salt

Burmese semolina cake with coconut

Sanwin makin is a traditional Burmese semolina cake baked for festivals and special occasions.

Semolina is baked with coconut milk, butter and egg into a dense, lightly browned cake and scattered with poppy seeds.

Servings8 pieces

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Semolina200 g
Coconut milk400 ml
Sugar150 g
Egg2 pieces
Butter & poppy seedssome of each
Salt1 pinch

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Lightly toast the semolina in butter.
Add coconut milk and sugar and cook creamy.
Remove from heat and stir in beaten egg.
Fill into a tin and scatter with poppy seeds.
Bake golden in the oven and let cool.

Make it original

Semolina and coconut milk for sanwin makin are in the Asia Boutique.

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