Name: Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson’s bua loy (warm coconut cream pudding with taro dumplings)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 litre coconut cream; 4 pandan leaves (see note), bruised, tied into a knot; 50 gm finely grated palm sugar; 100 gm caster sugar; Dough; 300 gm taro, steamed, well mashed; 250 gm glutinous rice flour; 50 gm tapioca flour

Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson’s bua loy (warm coconut cream pudding with taro dumplings)

Bite-sized mouthfuls of sweet heaven.

Serves 4

Prep

35M

Cook

15M

Total

50M

“Dessert most nights was fresh fruit,” says Palisa Anderson. “Bua loy, however, was a Monday night special. I would help my mum roll out the little balls to resemble lotus seeds. An eternity to make for a few mouthfuls of heaven.”

Ingredients

1 litre coconut cream

4 pandan leaves (see note), bruised, tied into a knot

50 gm finely grated palm sugar

100 gm caster sugar

Dough

300 gm taro, steamed, well mashed

250 gm glutinous rice flour

50 gm tapioca flour

Method

1.For dough, combine taro, rice and tapioca flour in a large bowl with 220ml warm water and knead until combined, pliable and a dry silky dough is formed (10 minutes). Set aside.

2.Place a large saucepan three-quarters full with water over high heat and bring to the boil.

3.Roll out taro dumplings so each one is about the size of your pinkie fingernail (these are meant to resemble lotus seeds). Makes 140 dumplings. Cover with a damp tea towel and set aside.

4.Place coconut cream and pandan leaves with sugar and ½ tsp salt in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and simmer until sugar has dissolved and pandan has infused (10 minutes). Set aside until ready to serve.

5.Cook dumplings, in batches if necessary, in simmering water until they have risen to the top and float (2 minutes). Divide dumplings among bowls and strain over warm coconut cream. Serve immediately.