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A rare Southern Thai layered dessert made with sticky rice, coconut milk, and pandan. The dessert has a soft, slightly chewy texture with distinct layers of white coconut and green pandan, offering a sweet aromatic flavor with floral pandan notes. Traditionally served at temple fairs and special occasions.

Cultural Context

This dessert originates from Thailand's southern provinces, particularly Nakhon Si Thammarat. It's traditionally made for Buddhist merit-making ceremonies and temple fairs. The layered appearance symbolizes the accumulation of good karma.

Ingredients

200 gglutinous rice flour
50 grice flour
400 mlcoconut milk(first press)
10 leavespandan leaves(extract juice)
150 gsugar(palm sugar preferred)
1/4 tspsalt

Method

1) Prepare pandan juice by blending leaves with water. 2) Mix flours with coconut milk and sugar to make two batters (one white, one green). 3) Steam thin alternating layers in ban...

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Regional Variations

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Uses only glutinous rice flour for chewier texture

Songkhla

Adds a third purple layer from butterfly pea flowers

Dietary

VegetarianGluten-FreeHalalcoconut

Sources

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Srisamorn Kongkarnchanatip โ€” Thai Desserts: Traditional and Contemporary Recipes

2012cookbook
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Southern Thai Food Heritage Project โ€” Vanishing Thai Desserts Documentation

2018institutionโ†— link

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