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Pandan Kee Chang
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Pandan Kee Chang & Original Kee Chang (Alkaline Dumplings)

Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 45 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Medanese, Singaporean
Keyword: Asian, Dessert, Pandan, Snack
Servings: 12 pcs
Calories: 164kcal
Author: Dolly
Cost: 15

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Large Pot

Ingredients

Pandan Alkaline Dumpling

  • 500 grams Glutinous Rice
  • 2 tbsp Alkaline Water a.k.a Air Abu in Indonesia
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil Vegetable oil is recommended
  • 10 stems Pandan Leaves use Pandan extract if there is no fresh Pandan
  • 300 ml Water

Dumplings Wrapper

  • 20 pcs Bamboo Leaves
  • 1 roll Kitchen Twine to tie the dumplings
  • 1 m Colourful Raffia Twine - if you make different flavours

Palm sugar coconut milk syrup

  • 250 grams Palm Sugar
  • 50 ml Water
  • 100 ml Coconut Milk

Instructions

Prepare The Wrapper

  • Clean and then soak all the bamboo leaves in the water a day before you plan to boil the dumplings.
  • Drain off the water. Then, wipe them dry.

Prepare The Syrup

  • Place the palm sugar and the water in a saucepan. Cook until the palm sugar has melted.
  • Add in the coconut milk and stir well until the mixture is slightly thickened.
  • Store in a glass bowl or jar in the refrigerator. It will last up to 10 days.

Prepare The Rice

  • Prepare saucepan, boil pandan leaves to get the pandan water.
  • Soak the rice overnight with pandan water for a minimum of 8 hours.
  • Drain off the water. The rice should be green by now.
  • Add alkaline water and cooking oil. For better strong flavour, feel free to add 2 drops of Pandan extract (but not necessary).

Wrapping The Dumplings

  • Lay two bamboo leaves horizontally.
  • Fold in the middle to make a cone shape.
  • Fill with about 2 tbsp of glutinous rice. Press it gently to fill the cone shape like triangle filling.
  • Don't fill all the way up or the dumpling will burst open when cooked because the rice will expand.
  • Fold both sides down then fold the other side diagonally to create a triangle shape.
  • Secure it with kitchen twine. Don't tie it too tight otherwise, the dumpling will have a pear shape.

Boiling The Dumplings

  • Prepare the large pot.
  • Place the dumplings inside and fill it up with water, make sure to cover the surface of the dumplings. 
  • Boil for 2 hours