Kueh Wajek

Steamed Glutinous Rice drenched in Gula Melaka Syrup

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  • Makes

    12

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Growing Up In A Nonya Kitchen

By Sharon Wee

Published 2012

  • About

Sometimes, my mother made this kueh wajek and would serve this with mashed durian. It is not easy to make as it seems, judging from the simplistic recipe found in many cookbooks. The sticky rice does not stay moist for long, made all the more difficult when the thick sugary syrup begins to harden like toffee. This is tricky and some people in the past were supposedly resigned to chewing the grainy rice and spitting it out. I have tried to modify the recipe so that you get the best chances o

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