Delicious and Sweet Acehnese Timphan Recipe with Asokaya Filling

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Today I want to sharing a delicious and easy-to-make Timphan cake recipe. Timphan is a typical Acehnese dish with a delicious filling called asokaya or from shredded coconut. But, I personally prefer the asokaya filling. Usually, this cake is served on Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha.

To make timphan, we first need to prepare the following ingredients:

Ingredients for flour dough:

• White glutinous rice flour

• 100 ml coconut milk

• 200 gram ground pumpkin

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Ingredients for the asokaya filling:

• 5 eggs

• 600 ml coconut milk

• 1 teaspoon white glutinous rice flour

• Pandan paste to taste

• 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Additional Ingredients

• Banana leaf

• Edible oil

How to make the asokaya filling:

• Blend 5 eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth.

• You can adjust the sugar to your taste

• Pour the egg mixture into a pan, add 600 ml coconut milk, 1 teaspoon white glutinous rice flour, and pandan paste to taste.

• It would be better if you blend the pandan leaves as the color will be better than using pandan paste.

• Glutinous rice flour serves to thicken the asokaya filling.

• Stir well and cook until thickened.

• Set aside.

Next we will make flour dough:

• Clean the pumpkin and cut into small pieces. Boil the pumpkin with 100 ml coconut milk until soft, don't forget to add salt to taste.

• Mash the pumpkin until smooth, then leave it to cool.

• Mix the white glutinous rice flour little by little with the mashed pumpkin, knead until the dough is smooth and can be shaped.

How to make timphan:

• Prepare banana leaves that have been cut into rectangular shapes.

• Apply oil on the inside of the banana leaf to prevent the dough from sticking to the leaf when it is cooked later.

• Take the flour dough, flatten it, then add the asokaya filling.

• Roll the dough and fold the banana leaf tightly.

• Repeat the process until the dough runs out.

• Arrange the timphan in a steamer with water underneath.

• Steam for 30-45 minutes until cooked.

• Remove the timphan from the steamer and serve.

Timphan is ready to be enjoyed

Well, that's the easy and delicious timphan cake recipe. Good luck!

Thank you for your support!