Muah Chee Cravings Finally Satisfied
August 16th, 2008 by LynetteOne of the things that I really miss after moving to US is all the Malaysian kuih muih. You just cannot buy them even at asian grocers who sell mostly Vietnamese kuih muih. They look the same but are not. I like all kinds of kuih and know how to make a small number of them from school days but you gotta admit some of them are really difficult to make. Ah that’s the price I pay for being lazy too.
For the longest time, I’ve been pining for Muah Chee. So has my husband who absolutely loves it. My mom told me it wasn’t really difficult so I decided it was time to experiment. As always, the search engine is your best friend. I found several recipes, some sounded a bit more complicated than others, but almost all of them have the same ingredients and steps. This is what I did and I’ve been so happy they turned out lovely.
This recipe makes a small batch, more than enough for two.
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice flour – 4 oz
- Oil – 1 tbsp
- Water – 3/4 cup
Peanut mix
- Roasted peanuts – 1 cup
- Sugar – 1/4 cup (adjust this to your liking)
How to:
- I suggest you chop the sugar and peanuts separately in a chopper. I like the sugar to be very fine and the peanuts chunky, then mix the peanuts and sugar together.
- Mix flour, water and oil in a pyrex or microwave safe dish.
- Microwave mix on high (1100w) for about 3 1/2 minutes.
- Mixture would be thick and sticky now. I suggest allowing it to cool down a little bit so it’s not piping hot but warm enough so it’s still soft and pliable.
- Spoon some into the peanut mix, use scissors to cut into small bite size pieces and roll each piece in the peanut mixture to coat.
- Repeat until all dough is finished.
- Serve