All about Cakes & Cookies Baking
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Happy Mama:
This 'blue pattern' is from some kind of purplish flower, (forgot the name), very typical for Nonya Kueh.Ya will try to get from her the recipe when she's feeling better as she's now quite old and sick. Her glutinous rice also has this blue patterns which I personally don't quite like, though I know this is the traditional Kueh Salat.
Thanks for sharing the picture of Kueh Salat and for sharing that the coconut milk can be replaced with some low fat milk, Funz. :celebrate: -
25hourmaid:
This 'blue pattern' is from some kind of purplish flower, (forgot the name), very typical for Nonya Kueh.
It's made from flowers? I didn't know that. All the while I thought they were using some kind of blue dye. Even their Nonya Dumplings also must put the blue stuff. I find too much colouring. :roll: -
Happy Mama:
It's made from flowers? I didn't know that. All the while I thought they were using some kind of blue dye. Even their Nonya Dumplings also must put the blue stuff. I find too much colouring. :roll:
Genuine Nonya Kueh will use that flower, not colouring. Try telling the Peranakans that they use colouring for their Nonya Kueh, think they will skin you alive! :lol: -
25hourmaid:
Genuine Nonya Kueh will use that flower, not colouring. Try telling the Peranakans that they use colouring for their Nonya Kueh, think they will skin you alive! :lol:
:lol: :lol: To think that I thought I was eating blue dye all these while whenever I eat their kuehs.
I've checked, yes the blue colour comes from the Blue Pea Flower or Bunga Telang.
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Happy Mama:
Ha, you are fast! Was thinking of checking out the name of the flower but you beat me to it. :lol::lol: :lol: To think that I thought I was eating blue dye all these while whenever I eat their kuehs.
I've checked, yes the blue colour comes from the Blue Pea Flower or Bunga Telang. -
25hourmaid:
Ha, you are fast! Was thinking of checking out the name of the flower but you beat me to it. :lol:
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Happy Mama:
:cheeky: :cheeky: :cheeky:
So now you know it's not colouring or dye.
Luckily you didn't say that to your aunt, otherwise, might get slaugtered by her! The Peranakans are very, very proud of their food. :celebrate:
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Haha. You ladies.
Yah most peranakans are rather particular about the ingredients. If my mum were to try the kuehs that I make, she will say not gd enough cos I use pre packed coconut milk, not fresh coconut milk.
She gave me a bunch of those flowers recently but I did not use them. Did not find that it makes the kueh anymore attractive and it does not enhance the taste. -
Funz:
Funz, so what are you supposed to do with the bunch of those flowers? Pound them to get the colour?Haha. You ladies.
Yah most peranakans are rather particular about the ingredients. If my mum were to try the kuehs that I make, she will say not gd enough cos I use pre packed coconut milk, not fresh coconut milk.
She gave me a bunch of those flowers recently but I did not use them. Did not find that it makes the kueh anymore attractive and it does not enhance the taste. -
Happy Mama:
Funz, so what are you supposed to do with the bunch of those flowers? Pound them to get the colour?
Yah like getting the juice and green colour out of pandan leaves.
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