Today i was in the mood to get my hands dirty so i was just browsing around to see what's nice to make or cook. So i decided since i dont have all the ingredients i need for egg tarts, why dont i make Kaya instead. My family sure loves kaya, especially my granny.
To make kaya, its really really easy. You'll only need 4 ingredients ;
1) sugar
2) eggs
3) thick coconut milk
4) screwpine leaves aka pandan leaves.
What i did was, in a large bowl, i broke 7 eggs and pour in bout 300gm of sugar and mix it with a mixture at a low speed instead of hand whisking it.
When i was done with the eggs mixture, i cleaned the screwpine leaves and cut it to about 8 pieces in the lenght of 3cms each. Instead of knotting the leaves i chose to cut it for its easier to handle.
Next, i poured the eggs mixture and the screwpine leaves into a non-stick pan and stir it occasionally under a low heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the non-stick pan from heat and pour in bout 250ml of thick coconut milk bit by bit while stirring it. Put back the eggs and coconut milk mixture on low heat and keep stirring for another 5mins then remove from the heat and strain the mixture into a double-boiler pot.
Since i dont have a double-boiler pot, i strained the mixture into a pot and place it in a pan of boiling water. Keep stirring the mixture until it thickens.
Once the mixture is to the thickness you desire, remove from heat and let it cool off before storing it in jam bottle.
For those who loves a darker shade of kaya, you can replace white sugar with brown sugar and caramelized it. If you want your kaya to be in greenish in colour, then add some pandan leaves juice/paste/essence.
The screwpine leaves i had in the egg/sugar mixture was to give the kaya a hint of the aromatic leaves.
I have tried the recipe several times and the flavor is right but I can't seem to get the texture right. I followed the directions to the teeth. I used a double boiler and very low heat, stirring constantly. And each time, I get the scrambled egg consistency. Please help!
ReplyDeleteHello there!
ReplyDeleteyou tried the recipe i've posted up here? well, let me see what possibly could be the problem.
one thing for sure is that you'll need to remove your egg and sugar mixture from the heat when you add your coconut milk in , even with that you'll need to add in bit by bit and stir constantly until you've finished up the coconut milk and stir for a while more before puttin it back on the heat and transfer it to a double boiler.
if you still couldnt get the right consistency, perhaps you can try using a hand mixer to mix your kaya after you're done cooking it. i used a hand mixer to mix my eggs and sugar. first i crack all the eggs in the bowl and mix it on a low speed thoroughly before addin in the sugar until the mixture turns pale yellow then pour it into a double boiler and stir non stop! at least thats wht i did. when my mom made this years ago, she got the scrambled egg consistency as well. so i kinda suspect its the coconut milk where it curdled in the egg/sugar mixture. what my mom did was she place the coconut milk together with the egg/sugar mixture on the stove without removing it from the heat.
happy trying. i hope your kaya turns out well. let me know if you still couldnt get it the right consistency you want.