Monday 27 August 2012

Homemade Kaya Jam

Growing up, my grandma used to make fresh Kaya. Homemade kaya beats store bought any day. It's easy to make if you can set aside 2 hours by the stove just stirring away.

Ingredients
1 Pandan leaf, blended

5 eggs
200gm Sugar or Gula Melaka
230gm Pasturized coconut milk (bought from local supermarkets or markets)
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3-4 leaves Old Pandan leaves, knotted (Old leaves have more flavour. They are longer and a darker green)
Water for double boil cooking

Method
Heat a pot with water and find a metal bowl which will sit nicely on top of the pot

Mix eggs and sugar into a bowl. Mix till you can't feel the sugar when you touch the egg
Strain the liquid into a metal bowl (This removes any clumps to get a smooth kaya consistency)
Add coconut juice and the pandan juice and the Pandan knot
The water should be boiling now so add the metal bowl on top of the pot
Here's the hard part, keep stirring the mixture slowly for about 1.5 to 2 hrs





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