Traditional Mun Keum Recipe for New Year Celebrations – By Malsha – eLanka
Ingredients:
- 250g Roasted green bean flour
- 250g Rice flour (for batter)
- 200g Rice flour (for mixing with green gram flour)
- 200g Rice flour (for sprinkling)
- 100g Bread flour
- 250g Sugar
- 1/2 cup Coconut milk
- 1 Egg
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 2 cups Coconut milk
- Oil for frying
Instructions:
- Prepare the Batter:
- Roast the green bean flour for about 3 minutes.
- Similarly, fry the rice flour for batter for about 2 minutes.
- For the syrup, heat some sugar in a pan until it turns dark brown. Then, add a cup of hot water and stir until dissolved. Add remaining sugar, salt, and water. Cook until the right consistency is achieved.
- Mix Ingredients:
- Reserve a portion of the syrup mixture and add coconut milk to the remaining.
- Mix in the roasted green bean flour followed by the rice flour and bread flour.
- Knead until the mixture comes together without sticking to your fingers.
- Shape and Fry:
- Spread fried rice flour on a tray and pour the mixture onto it.
- Spread thinly and sprinkle more rice flour on top.
- Cut into diamond shapes.
- For the batter, whisk egg with a pinch of salt and coconut milk. Gradually add rice flour to form a thick batter. Optionally, add turmeric powder for extra color.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the cakes until golden brown.
- Drain excess oil on tissue and allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.
Enjoy these traditional Mun Keum during your New Year celebrations!
