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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

3K Steamed bun ( Ki Ka Ku) _with recipe

I'm so happy to see the result of my 1st attempted (again 1st time !!!) of making steamed bun, I just learnt this recipe over the tele-conversation with my mum yesterday. Today I immediately give it a try. I don't know the exact name in English, so I just give a name as 3K bun, because in Hokkian name as " Ki Ka Ku" . This is 100% pure pandan flavour, no added any artificial colouring..another healthy bun..





-Before steam, bun with filling, black sesame (one red dot) and lotus paste (3 red dots)

-Before steam, plain one, just add pandan juice, very nice pure green colour. My kids love this plain type very much.

- After steamed


- Do you want to have a bite? The texture is soft and QQ..


3K steamed bun (Ki Ka Ku)- Plain type

** can make about 30pcs

Glutinous rice flour 250g
All purpose flour 300g
Caster sugar 150g (you may increase, if you want sweeter)
Cooking oil 100g
Yeast 1 ½ tsp
Pandan water (screwpine leaf) 120g – (Blend 15pcs of pandan leaves + 7-8tbsp of water)
Water 120g (adjust if necessary)

Banana leaves (cut into equal square shapes)

Steps:-
Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl, knead until smooth (something like pao dough, softer than pao dough)

Divide dough to equal portion (about 40g), shape into small round ball. Grease your hand with some cooking oil, place small round ball on the banana leaf, and flatten the dough by pressing your palm on the round ball.

Keep aside and rest for 1hour.

Steam on hot water for 15mins or until cooked.

Do enjoy making kuih-muih !!!



37 comments:

  1. Of course I want to have a bite!~~ drooling....

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  2. 看起来很不错^^
    想想。。我还没蒸过包子呢

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  3. wow..i love pau-s.. my canteen sells these once awhile but i don like them so much.. i prefer to have home cooked ones..well, who doesnt, right? ok, looking forward to yr recipe... next post?

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  4. Never try this before. I think its taste exactly like pau, right? I guess maybe added some pandan juice in it.

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  5. Ki ka ku ? I never heard before but it looks soft and tasty with kopi-O !

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  6. how i wish i can have a try on this!!!

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  7. Can i have more instead of a bite? hehe.. it looks really yummy.. ^_^

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  8. I want to have a bite too! Doesn't looks like the work of a first timer! You're so pro now!

    Healthy and yummy! Is it time consuming to make?

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  9. They say practise makes perfect .... and you did not even practise - so perfect liao! Hainanese have something similar??

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  10. 看起來很可愛,想必是非常地好吃。似乎馬來西亞食物很喜歡用PANDAN flour,做出清新的綠色點心。

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  11. I am hokkien but never heard of this bun before but it look very similar plain bun we used to eat when we were young but they were pink in color. We call them 'hee pan'. Do you think they are the same?

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  12. Ohhh, these look perfect!!! I'm making it this weekend. This will make my husband so happy!

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  13. Sonia,
    [Ki Ka Ku]? I never eat this before,but I like the nice pure green colour and soft texture.~~waiting for your recipe.☺

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  14. The bun looks so yummy. "ki ka ku" is new to me. Waiting for your recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. waw!!your "Ki Ka Ku" look nice....i want too...
    faster...faster.....post your recipe...
    my collegue ask for the recipe....hehe~~

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  16. Hi all, recipe posted, try it out, let me know the result ya. FYI, Hokkian peoples also use this bun to pray God when any celebration. This is an original recipe from Nasi Lemak Lover, yahoo..

    ICook4fun, yes, they are the same, that one we use to buy from outside is pink color.Since this is homemade, so I want something healthy, so I use pandan instead.But I never know it call as "hee pan" in Hokkian, let me check with my mum.

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  17. Bakeling, yes yes, this plain bun is perfect match with a cup of Kopi O...

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  18. This is so good! What flour did you use??? the pandan recipe looks really appetising... I wanna try it... can I share the recipe too?

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  19. 感觉是很传统的糕点,但是加了清新的绿色又给人焕然一新的视觉!

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  20. haha cute name, I've never tried this before.

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  21. look nice ...
    my mom loves kikaku,
    copy n paste this recipe and will try it out someday when go visit her in Muar.

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  22. Sonia, how are you feeling? I hope you are better from the flu. I can not believe you just saw the recipe and decided to make it...YUM! I have been making so much chocolate lately that something like these buns would be such a welcome break.

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  23. Nancy, yes, very 清新and 清新..hehe..

    pigpigcorner, then try it out.

    marytane, hope she will like it.

    Shandy, yes, I have recovered from flu, let me know the result if you try it, ok.

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  24. I've eaten this before (if I remember correctly) but didn't know it has a really cute name. Ki Ka Ku sounds like a cartoon character out of a Japanese comic book :D

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  25. Such eagerness! - a recipe given over the phone and presto! buns to eat!! Well done!

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  26. Petite, hahaha, after you mentioned, I also feel like Japanese name. But I found out later, this actually is a type Hakka kuih- called Hee bun..

    Keats of sunshine girl and A full timed housefly, Thank you.

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  27. hi!am wondering what kind of cooking oil do you use? because i used peanut cooking oil and the smell of the peanut was very strong in the bun after steaming..am not too sure whether it's because of the oil or because i did not use enough pandan leaves

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  28. hello, i tried your recipe and it was very nice. however, the surface of my kuih wrinkled very badly when i remove the cover after steaming, thus resulting in an ugly surface. any idea what could be the cause? thanks

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  29. Hi, may I know if the yeast used in this recipe is the instant type or?

    Thanks for sharing this recipe!

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  30. hi Sonia juz wanna drop by to say thanks alot for the recipe "ki ka ku" is really nice texture and soo chewy! My 3 years old son's love it very much. I'm looking for this recipe long time ago and I always buy this kueh in the 'pasar pagi'. I'm soo glad coz i had found your recipe and i'll able to make my own ki ka ku. Never realised this kueh called ki ka ku until i found you. Thank you.

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  31. Hi... I wonder if I could change the all purpose flour to gluten free all purpose flour, since my son is gluten intolerant. Thanks anyway.

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  32. Henyhou, yes you can try and see how it turns out.

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