A mesmerizing rainbow of nine steamed layers, each tinted a different color, made from rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, and pandan — soft, bouncy, and peeled apart layer by satisfying layer.
Ingredients
250g rice flour
100g tapioca flour
400ml coconut milk
300ml water
300g sugar
1 tsp pandan extract
Food coloring (red, green, yellow, blue, purple)
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
1Mix rice flour, tapioca flour, sugar, salt, coconut milk, and water into a smooth batter.
2Divide the batter into 9 equal portions. Tint each a different color (one portion with pandan extract for green).
3Grease the baking tray. Pour the first layer of batter, about 3mm thick.
4Steam over high heat for 5 minutes until the layer is set. Pour the next colored layer on top.
5Repeat steaming each layer for 5 minutes until all 9 layers are done.
6Allow to cool completely before unmolding. Cut into diamond shapes with an oiled knife.
Did You Know?
The nine layers of kuih lapis traditionally represent the nine levels of Malay royalty — each color a symbol of a different virtue or blessing.