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A Recipe of Kasma Loha-unchit
Recipe Copyright © 1995 Kasma Loha-unchit.

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Ingredients for Coconut Egg Custard

  • 1 cup thick coconut cream
  • 1 cup palm or coconut sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/4 bai dteuy (pandanus leaf) essence (optional)
  • A small yellow squash, such as kabocha squash

Sangkaya Heat the coconut cream and palm sugar in a saucepan just enough to dissolve the sugar and blend with the cream into a smooth mixture. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Beat the eggs well and mix in with the cooled, sweetened coconut cream. If you wish, add a few drops of flavor essence. Stir well. Strain the mixture through a dampened muslin cloth, or through a fine wire mesh colander. Spoon out any bubbles that may have formed over the top.

Pour the mixture into a heat-proof dish or a hollowed out yellow squash with a small round opening cut on top. Steam over medium-high heat until the custard is set, about 20 minutes in a dish, and up to an hour inside a squash, depending on its size and thickness. Let cool.

If steamed by itself, spoon the custard into serving bowls and serve at room temperature. The sweet custard is more frequently served as a topping over coconut-flavored white sticky rice (see sticky rice recipe ). If steamed in a yellow squash, slice the squash and custard into wedges like you would a cake. The custard is wonderful eaten along with the golden squash.

Recipe Copyright © 1995 Kasma Loha-unchit. All rights reserved.

This recipe is found on page 122 of It Rains Fishes: Legends,Traditions and the Joys of Thai Cooking, by Kasma Loha-unchit. Published by Pomegranate Artbooks, 1995.
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