Tan's Tu Tu Coconut Cake

 

Kueh Tutu is a small steamed cake made of finely pounded rice flour and filled with either ground peanuts or grated coconut. Thought to be Chinese in origin, kueh tutu is believed to be unique to Singapore.







Hennie's Comment:
"I really love the unique taste of the traditional Kueh Tutu in Singapore. The taste of the coconut is very delicious with the soft outer layer of flour. The Kueh Tutu at Tan's Tu Tu Coconut Cake stall in Havelock Road is a MUST-TRY for everyone who enjoy Kueh Tutu!"


  The small kueh tutu or steamed rice flour cake at Tan's Tu Tu Coconut Cake stall in Havelock Road is such a big winner that the owner has opened four more outlets to sell it.

They are at the Food Republic in Wisma Atria and VivoCity, Jurong West Street 91 at Block 964 and Clementi Avenue 3 at Block 449.

Address: Block 22B Havelock Road, 01-25, Havelock Cooked Food Centre

              Open: 10am to 2.30pm from Mondays to Fridays

And NOW, here is the recipe for the UNIQUELY Singapore's Kueh Tutu...

Skin:

2 cups of rice flour

160 ml water + 1/2 tsp of salt, mixed well

6 pandan leaves, torn into pieces

Filling:

1/3 cup of desiccated coconut with 1/2 tsp of salt, steamed

150 g palm sugar/gula melaka/gula jawa

For serving:

banana leaves

1/3 cup coconut without skin, grated

Instruction: 

1. On a frying pan, roast rice flour with pandan leaves in batches for about 3-4 minutes. Take out the leaves and let cool.

Combine finely chopped palm sugar with desiccated coconut.

 

2. Pour water on to the roasted flour.

 

3. Using a sieve, press the dough through to form A breadcrump look alike texture.

 

4. Take a spoonful of A onto the mould. Add in 2 tsp of palm sugar filling and cover it with another spoonful of A.

 

5. Steam for 5 minutes. Serve on a banana leaf and sprinkle with steamed grated coconut.

And with that, you are able to enjoy your very own KUEH TUTU!