Wednesday 28 May 2014

KAYA (COCONUT EGG CUSTARD)

A friend has given me some alkaline dumplings, as alkaline dumpling is tasteless so I decided to make Kaya (coconut eggs custard/jam) to go with it.
There are many ways to make Kaya. Some steam it for hours, some double boil it. I always choose the quickest method. I  cooked it over direct fire which took me about 30 minutes only.
Only three ingredients are needed for this, sugar, eggs,coconut milk in the proportion of 2:1:1.
Normally I use bowl to measure the ingredients but today i have converted the measurements into metric.
Trust me it is very easy to make this. Just mix the ingredients together and stir over slow fire.

KAYA (COCONUT EGG CUSTARD)














 Ingredients

200 g sugar
3 large eggs (grade A)
150 ml  thick coconut milk
2 tbsp sugar for the caramel
150 ml water for caramel
3 pandan leaves

Method

1. Put 200 g of sugar in a bowl.













2. Crack 3 eggs .













3. Measure 150 ml of coconut milk.













4. Mix the three ingredients and give it a good stir until the sugar has dissolved.













5. Sieve the mixture into a cooking pot, if you want ( I didn't sieve it because i want to do it fast as he is         waiting for my kaya to be eaten with the dumplings) 
Put in pandan leaves.


6. Stir the mixture over slow fire until it boils.


Looks pale!
Dont worry!
Will add in colour.. natural colour from the caramel









7. While stirring the mixture, make the caramel solution. Put 2 tablespoons of sugar in a pan. Cook it until it 
    caramelized.  















8. At this point pour in 150 ml of water to make a solution.
9. Pour this solution into the egg custard.

10. Keep on stirring until you get a nice aroma.

11. Transfer custard into jar



                                                    Happy trying!


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