Talam Suji

            I  made   Talam Suji last Saturday. Love eating Talam Suji but made it only once before. Recently,  when I saw it on Yatie's Sinar Kehidupanku,   I was tempted to make it once again. This recipe was shared by  Bdaria from  Jurnal resepi bdaria. which she got from a class conducted by the famous Malaysian Chef Asmah.

            Unfortunately, as you can see, my Talam Suji does not look as tempting as the ones made by Yatie & Bdaria. Mind is rather pale. When I added yellow colouring to the bottom mixture, I thought it looked bright enough but when it's cooked, it looked pale. Then, I wanted to add brown colouring for the top layer but when I tried to pour the colouring, I realized it had hardened!

           

           This kuih is quite easy to cut as it is not too soft. It's not hard either. The sweetness  level is just nice.... I like it. However, I find the kuih not rich enough. So, the next time I make this & if  I'm using fresh coconut milk, I need to increase it & adjust the water level accordingly. One more thing, I used the Prima brand of semolina. I realize it is too fine. As a result, the bottom level of the kuih lacks the granular texture. Apparently, there are other brands that carry coarser semolina......so I need to bear that in mind.

I'm submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011) hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker.

Talam Suji

( makes 10 x 10 x 2 or 3 inch pan)

Bottom layer

A

180g semolina

450g water

B

220g castor sugar

2 eggs

200ml coconut milk (Bdariah used M&S coconut milk  in a box, I used fresh coconut milk.)

250ml water

yellow colouring (I used egg yellow.)

1/2 tsp salt (I added.)



Method:

1. Soak A for 30 minutes in a pot.
2. Combine B in a bowl. Mix well & strain into the pot that contains A.
3. Heat the mixture over medium fire, stirring continuously using a wooden spoon until it thickens slightly.
4. Grease pan with cooking oil &  layer with plastic so that it's easy to remove kuih from pan.
5. Pour mixture into pan & steam for 25 minutes.

Top layer
A
300 gula merah (I used gula melaka.)
50g castor sugar
500ml water
2 pandan leaves (I added.)

B
150 plain flour
3 whole eggs
250ml coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt

Method:

1. Combine A & soak or boil  until sugar dissolves (I boiled it & left to cool.)
2. Combine B & mix thoroughly.
3. Combine A & B, mix untill well blend. Then strain into a pot.
4. Heat the mixture over medium fire, stirring continuously using a wooden spoon until it thickens slightly. Turn off fire & whisk mixture thoroughly using a hand whisk.
5. Pour onto the bottom layer & steam for 30 minutes.
6. Once cooked, remove pan from steamer &  leave to cool completely before cutting kuih using a plastic knife.