I like pumpkin..Have I ever told u that...? I do not know is it the taste or the bright yellow colour that i like soo much about this veggie. I will normally bake a pumpkin cake out of it but when I saw a photo of wrap pumpkin at Dari Dapur D'Aleen Persona I decided to give it a try. All the while I thought making a Malay traditonal kuih is hard and tedious and I was totally wrong. My first attempt turned out good but less sweetness because I misread the recipe. The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar (+ 3 table spoons) and my eyes captured only no. 3. Luckily 3 tbsp only, I cannot imagine if I put 3 cups of sugar in a 450g pumpkin batter. Mau kena potong kaki... ishh.. ngeri. The original lepat labu should be wrapped in banana leaves however I used aluminium foil instead. Here in Perth, you can buy banana leaves in Asian grocery at AUD10 for a kilogram. I made a slight changes for this recipe.
Steamed pumpkin wrapped in banana leaves (Lepat Labu)
by : Aleen
I make half of the recipe and make enough 18pcs
1/2 pumpkin (appx 1kg) - cleaned and diced
2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup cornflour (I used rice flour)
1/4 cup sugar (Aleen add 3 tbsp extra) (I used 3 tbsp.. hehhehe..blame my eyes)
I make half of the recipe and make enough 18pcs
1/2 pumpkin (appx 1kg) - cleaned and diced
2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup cornflour (I used rice flour)
1/4 cup sugar (Aleen add 3 tbsp extra) (I used 3 tbsp.. hehhehe..blame my eyes)
1/2 tsp salt
I added 1/4 cup of coconut milk whilst Aleen advised not to add extra liquid
Banana leaves for wrapping
Filling
Grated white coconut from 1/2 coconut
(I used shredded coconut mix with a pinch of salt. Then I steamed it to soften the coconut)
How to:
I added 1/4 cup of coconut milk whilst Aleen advised not to add extra liquid
Banana leaves for wrapping
Filling
Grated white coconut from 1/2 coconut
(I used shredded coconut mix with a pinch of salt. Then I steamed it to soften the coconut)
How to:
- Boil the pumpkin untill tender. Then mash it while it hot. Put aside and let it cool to room temperature.
- In another bowl add all the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Then add the dry ingredient into the mashed pumpkin. Mix well untill all the dry ingredient is incoporated.
- Add in the coconut milk. Stir to combine. If the batter is runny add more plain flour, approximately 1 tbsp at a time.
- Spread a tablespoonful of mashed pumpkin on to the banana leaves
- Put the coconut filling
- Wrap nicely the banana leaves and steam for 15-20 minutes.
