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Today I want to sharing a delicious and easy-to-make Timphan cake recipe. Timphan is a typical Acehnese dish with a delicious filling called asokaya or from shredded coconut. But, I personally prefer the asokaya filling. Usually, this cake is served on Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha.
To make timphan, we first need to prepare the following ingredients:
Ingredients for flour dough:
White glutinous rice flour
100 ml coconut milk
200 gram ground pumpkin
1/2 teaspoon salt
Ingredients for the asokaya filling:
5 eggs
600 ml coconut milk
1 teaspoon white glutinous rice flour
Pandan paste to taste
2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Additional Ingredients
Banana leaf
Edible oil
How to make the asokaya filling:
Blend 5 eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth.
You can adjust the sugar to your taste
Pour the egg mixture into a pan, add 600 ml coconut milk, 1 teaspoon white glutinous rice flour, and pandan paste to taste.
It would be better if you blend the pandan leaves as the color will be better than using pandan paste.
Glutinous rice flour serves to thicken the asokaya filling.
- Stir well and cook until thickened.
- Set aside.
Next we will make flour dough:
- Clean the pumpkin and cut into small pieces. Boil the pumpkin with 100 ml coconut milk until soft, don't forget to add salt to taste.
- Mash the pumpkin until smooth, then leave it to cool.
- Mix the white glutinous rice flour little by little with the mashed pumpkin, knead until the dough is smooth and can be shaped.
How to make timphan:
- Prepare banana leaves that have been cut into rectangular shapes.
- Apply oil on the inside of the banana leaf to prevent the dough from sticking to the leaf when it is cooked later.
- Take the flour dough, flatten it, then add the asokaya filling.
- Roll the dough and fold the banana leaf tightly.
Repeat the process until the dough runs out.
Arrange the timphan in a steamer with water underneath.
Steam for 30-45 minutes until cooked.
Remove the timphan from the steamer and serve.
Timphan is ready to be enjoyed
Well, that's the easy and delicious timphan cake recipe. Good luck!
Thank you for your support!