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Num Chak Kachan (recipe)

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Num Chak Kachan (recipe)
DishNum Chak Kachan
Recipe languageFrench
Adapted fromCambodgeMag
InstructionsPartial instructions
OccasionsBuddhist holidays
SubjectsFood & Foodways

Coconut milk batter of cassava and rice flour divided into three colours and steamed layer by layer.

This page records one documented preparation of Num Chak Kachan, summarised from a published recipe. (CambodgeMag) The cited source gives only partial instructions, so the method below is incomplete.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups cassava flour
  • 1.5 cups rice flour
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 0.5 cup fresh moringa leaves
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar, or to taste
  • 0.5 cup boiled taro
  • 1 carrot
  • Water, for blending the colourings
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Grated coconut, to garnish
  • A little oil, for the plate

Preparation

  1. Mix the cassava flour, rice flour, sugar and salt together.
  2. Add the coconut milk and water and stir until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Divide the batter into three portions.
  4. Blend the boiled taro with water and stir it into one portion.
  5. Blend and strain the moringa leaves and reserve the juice for the second portion.
  6. Blend and strain the carrot and reserve that juice for the third portion.
  7. Oil a plate and heat it in the steamer.
  8. Pour in one coloured layer and steam about five minutes.
  9. Repeat, alternating colours, until all the batter is used; the cited recipe does not state exact quantities or timings for each layer.
  10. Cool, garnish with grated coconut and cut into pieces.

Sources and reuse information

The ingredient list above is a plain factual listing of what the cited source calls for. The numbered method is a short original summary written for this wiki, not a copy of the source's instruction text. Follow the link for the full published recipe.