Sweet Potato Gems 甜番薯椰丝糕

Sweet Potato Gems 

      Ingredients:
      300g Sweet potato flesh, steamed
      160g Sugar
      100ml Water
      150g Tapioca starch/flour, sifted
      250ml Thick coconut milk
      a pinch of salt

      125g Grated coconut flesh, white part only
      a pinch of salt

      Method:

• In a small saucepan, cook sugar, water and 2 pandan leaves until sugar dissolves. Discard the pandan leaves, set aside for later use.
• Scrub and clean 400g sweet potatoes under running water before steaming them over high heat until the flesh is tender (about 40 mins). Peel off skin to yield 300g of sweet potato flesh.
• Using an electric blender, finely blend sweet potatoes with the sugar syrup. Mix pureed potato with sifted tapioca flour, coconut milk and salt.
• Pour batter into the greased pan and steam over boiling water for 30-35 minutes.
• Remove from the steamer and leave to cool for 2-3 hours before slicing into pieces.
• Steam grated white coconut with pinch of salt for 5 minutes. Then toss the sweet potato slices in the coconut and serve immediately.
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      Recipe adapted from HungryGoWhere, original shared by Tebbie Teoh