Phu The Husband-and-Wife Cake

What to get ready

• Tapioca starch 8.5 oz
• Peeled mung beans 5.6 oz
• Sugar 4.2 oz
• Shredded coconut 2.8 oz
• Pandan leaves 8 leaves
• Banana leaves 8 leaves
• Salt 0.1 oz

Method

1. 1 Soak mung beans for 2 hours, steam until cooked, then mash them with sugar to make the filling.
2. 2 Mix the bean paste with the grated coconut, then roll into small, round balls.
3. 3 Mix the tapioca starch with pandan leaf water and sugar, stirring over low heat until the mixture becomes translucent and thick.
4. 4 Soften the banana leaves by heating them, fold them into a square shape, scoop the batter into the leaf, place the filling in the center, and then cover with another layer of batter.
5. 5 Steam for 20 minutes until the dough becomes translucent, let it cool completely before peeling and eating.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 52 min

  Replace step 5: steam the glutinous rice cake under low pressure for 9 minutes, then quickly release the pressure to make the crust translucent without melting; steps 1–4 remain unchanged.