Kuih Seri Muka (Pandan Custard Rice Dessert)
Kuih Seri Muka is a traditional two-layer Malaysian dessert featuring blue butterfly pea-infused glutinous rice topped with a fragrant pandan coconut custard. The Thermomix TM7 simplifies every step — from blending the vibrant pandan custard to steaming both layers in the Varoma. This Southeast Asian delicacy combines rich coconut with aromatic pandan for a visually stunning sweet treat.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Silky blending - The Thermomix blends pandan leaves with coconut milk into a vibrant green custard with restaurant-quality consistency. [Mixing]. [Multi-Function]
- Steam cooking - The Varoma attachment of the TM7 gently steams the glutinous rice layer while preserving the vivid blue bunga telang colour. [Varoma]. [Multi-Function]
- Versatile preparation - The Thermomix grinds fresh pandan extract, blends the custard mixture, and steams both layers of this traditional Southeast Asian sweet. [Multi-functionality]. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- glutinous rice
- water
- blue clitoria flowers (bunga telang)
- hot water
- coconut milk
- salt
- coconut oil
- water
- pandan leaves
- pandan leaves
Instructions
- Place a bowl on mixing bowl lid, weigh in 100 g glutinous rice, cover with water and soak for 4 hours or overnight in refrigerator. Place another bowl on mixing bowl lid, weight in 10 g blue clitoria flowers and 50 g hot water, set aside and soak for 10 minutes.
- Discard water from glutinous rice, add 80 g coconut milk and 1 pinch salt to it, mix well and set aside. Grease Thermomix® Nester with coconut oil. Divide glutinous rice evenly in Thermomix® Nester. Place 800 g water in mixing bowl, insert prepared Thermomix® Nester in Varoma tray and place in Varoma dish, place Varoma dish into position. Place pandan leaves on top of glutinous rice. Cover Varoma, steam 20 min/Varoma/speed 2. Carefully open Varoma lid, remove pandan leaves with kitchen tongs. Mix glutinous rice well, with the back of a spoon, press down cooked glutinous rice until compact and firm. Sprinkle blue clitoria flower water on rice in patches. Continue to steam 5 min/Varoma/speed 2. Set Varoma aside. Empty mixing bowl.
- Place pandan leaves and 100 g water in mixing bowl, blend 1 min/speed 10. Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl and set aside. Rinse mixing bowl.
- Place reserved pandan juice, coconut milk, egg, sugar, tapioca flour, rice flour, potato starch and salt in mixing bowl, cook 5 min/80°C/speed 2 until batter has thickened. Transfer batter to Thermomix® Nester with cooked glutinous rice using a fine mesh strainer and cover with cling film. Clean mixing bowl.
- Place 500 g water in mixing bowl, boil Kettle /100°C. Place Varoma with Thermomix® Nester into position, steam 20 min/Varoma/speed 2. Set Varoma aside. Carefully open Varoma lid and allow seri muka to cool before unmoulding and serve.