Bánh da lợn - Steamed layer cake

By Helen Le Published: August 28, 2012

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins

  • Yield: 8 Servings

Banh Da Lon, literally Pig's Skin Cake is a very beautiful dessert. It has a pleasant taste of mung bean, coconut and great pandan aroma.

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Ingredients
Instructions
  • Rinse the mung beans a few times until the water becomes clear and soak in water for at least 1 hour (or overnight). Add just enough water to barely cover the beans and cook in a rice cooker until done. Alternatively, you can steam the beans for 15-20 minutes or until soft.
  • In a sauce pan over low heat, dissolvesugar and salt in coconut milk and water. Let cool. In a large bowl, combine tapioca starch, rice flour and the coconut mixture. Stir well until dissolved.
  • In a blender, combine 350ml (1 + 1/2 cup) of the above batter with the cooked mung beans and blend until smooth. You get a yellow batter.
  • Add pandan extract to the remaining batter. You get a green batter. (To make pandan extract, blend 5 finely chopped pandan leaves with 120ml (1/2 cup) water and extract the juice)
  • Grease the pan or moldwith vegetable oil. Fill the mold with the green batter to a depth of ½ inch (1cm). (Measure with a ladle or cup and remember the amount). Cover and steam for a few minutes until slightly set. Then add the same amount of the yellow batter. Continue until finish all the batter.
  • After the last layer, steam the whole cake for another 15 mins. When you poke the center of the cake with a chopstick and see no batter spilling, it is done.
  • Let cool completely and cut into pieces with a greased knife. You can keep the cake in the refrigerator up to 2-3 days. Microwave for 30-45 seconds when serve on the next days. Then let it cool and it is good to eat again.

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