Kuih Koci Recipes

kuih koci with grated coconut paste

Kuih Koci, a steamed glutinous rice flour filled with brown sugar grated coconut or sweet peanut paste, wrapped in banana leaf, the shape is like a pyramid or cone, is a delicious and famous Malay dessert that suitable for breakfast or tea time. Usually, the color of Kuih Koci is either white or green (the color green is obtained from pandan leaf or pandan paste), it is very rare to find in other color. ( except those who are very creative)

wrapped in banana leaf, like a pyramid

Well, today I am going to make the grated coconut Kuih Koci, perhaps I will make the other type later, doesn’t mean the grated coconut type is better than the peanut paste, both are same delicious actually, just that I feel like eating some sweet grated coconut stuff! That’s it, so let’s see what we need to make Kuih Koci!

Ingredient for filling:

300g grated white coconut	50ml thick coconut milk
100g palm sugar or brown sugar	2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
Sugar according to taste

Ingredient to make dough:

300g glutinous rice flour	2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornflour	1 tbsp pandan paste
½ salt	1 cup thick coconut milk
2 tbsp oil

Besides, we need banana leaves too!

To make the banana leaves wrapping:

1. cut the banana leaves into 10cm diameter round (make 15 pieces), blanch in hot water, wipe dry and grease with oil

To make dough:

1. bring coconut milk, pandan paste, sugar and salt to a boil, let it cool

2. put rice flour, oil and cornflour in a large mixing bowl, pour in the cooked coconut mixture, knead well to form a smooth dough.

3. Divide the dough equally into 15 pieces, covered by damp cloth

To make filling:

1. cook the coconut milk, palm sugar and sugar till dissolved.

2. Add in grated coconut, stir till almost dry, then add the cornflour mixture and cook for 3 minutes

kuih koci-cute looking

To make the kuih:

1. put 1 piece of dough on your palm, flatten it.

2. Add 1 tbsp filling in the center of the dough, gather up the edges to seal the filling inside.

3. Fold a piece of banana leaf into a cone, put in the filled dough, wrap and tuck in the ends neatly.(you may use toothpick to tuck it) Repeat

4. steam for 15 minutes. Served warm