Thinking back now,I only had a vague memory of how we made Kuih Talam.Sadly to say,I've lost the recipe, but I found one similar to it.The batter don't have to cook first.It is what I wanted.
Recipe adapted from poh's kitchen.TQ
Ingredients:
Bottom layer:
1 cup sugar
1 cup rice flour
0.75 liters water
45g tapioca flour
1/2 tsp lye
green colouring
pandan paste
Topping:
110g rice flour
2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp salt
Method:
Sift rice and tapioca flours into a mixing bowl.
Put sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to boil stirring until sugar dissolves.
Once sugar has dissolved,add green colouring and pandan paste.
Pour into the flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon.
Pour batter into a 22 centimeter cake pan and steam over rapidly boiling water for 15 minutes.
Combine all the topping mixture and mix well.
Pour mixture over the green layer and steam for 20 minutes over medium heat.
Leave to cool and slice.