4 Recipes for market snacks that are easy to make at home

Indonesia is rich in a variety of regional foods, including traditional pastries. The delicious and distinctive taste makes these cakes fit perfectly on Indonesian tongues. Not only that, these traditional cakes are also easy to find, you can even easily find them in shops that sell various kinds of cakes, supermarkets, to traditional markets. Not surprisingly, many people refer to it as market snacks.

Interested in trying to make it yourself at home? Relax, how to make it not difficult, really. Armed with some of the following market snack recipes, you can serve healthy Indonesian snacks.

Various recipes for market snacks that are easy to make at home

1. Pukis cake

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One of the snacks that many people hunt for is pukis cake. This cake is usually served with toppings cheese or sprinkles, you just have to adjust it to your tastes and desires.

Materials:

• 20 grams of wheat flour
• 1 tsp instant yeast
• 4 eggs
• 200 grams of white sugar
• 300 ml coconut milk, from ½ coconut
• 3 tablespoons margarine, for spread
• 50 grams of cheese, grated
• 50 grams of meses

How to make:

1. Sift flour, then mix with instant yeast and stir until blended.
2. Beat eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy. Then add the flour mixture little by little, stirring until well blended.
3. Add coconut milk, stirring gently until blended, then let stand for 30 minutes.
4. Heat the cookie cutter, spread it with margarine.
5. Next, pour the cookie dough into the mold about ¾ of the height of the mold.
6. After the edges of the cake begin to cook, sprinkle with sprinkles or cheese for toppings. Then leave it until the cake is cooked.
7. Remove and serve the pukis cake while it's still warm.

2. Nagasari

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For those of you who love processed bananas, of course this one food will be included in your list of favorite cakes. How to make it is not difficult, so it is suitable as a friend to relax in the afternoon.

Materials:

• 250 grams of rice flour
• 40 grams of sago flour
• 150 grams of white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 750 ml coconut milk
• 3 pandan leaves, tie a knot
• 2 horned bananas, cut oblique
• Young banana leaves to taste

How to make:

1. Cook a mixture of rice flour, sago, white sugar, salt and vanilla, stirring until blended.
2. Pour the coconut milk little by little while stirring slowly, then add the pandan leaves while continuing to stir until the mixture thickens and is cooked, remove from heat.
3. Take a piece of banana leaf, give one tablespoon of flour mixture that has been cooked.
4. Place a piece of banana in the middle, then cover again with flour mixture.
5. Wrap the nagasari dough by bending the ends of the banana leaves.
6. Finally, steam the nagasari for 30 minutes since the water boils.
7. Nagasari cake is ready to be served.

3. Mud cake

Well, if this market snack is quite filling. The reason is, the mud cake is made from the basic ingredients of potatoes which contain carbohydrates. Of course, it will be even more delicious when served with a warm cup of tea to enjoy while relaxing.

Materials:

• 150 grams of potatoes, steamed, then puree
• 50 grams of margarine
• 200 ml of water
• ¼ tsp salt
• 100 grams of wheat flour
• 125 grams of sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder
• 4 eggs
• 350 ml coconut milk from ½ coconut
• 20 grams of raisins, as toppings

How to make:

1. Boil water, white sugar, and margarine until it boils.
2. Add the flour a little at a time, stirring evenly. Cook until all the dough is cooked, then remove.
3. Enter the mashed potatoes, sugar, and vanilla powder. Stir until all the dough is well blended. Then add the eggs one by one, while beating with mixer slowly.
4. Pour the coconut milk little by little, while shaking it slowly.
5. Heat the mud cake mold, and spread it with margarine. Next, pour the dough into ¾ of the mold, cover briefly for about 10 minutes.
6. Then place the raisins on top. Cover again and leave until the cake is cooked.
7. Mud cake ready to serve.

4. Putu Mayang

Want to try a fruitful market snack? This one dish is just right for you. Yes, putu mayang is often served with additional sauce to add to its distinctive flavor. Are you curious to try to make it yourself? Here's the recipe.

Materials:

• 250 grams of rice flour
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 500 ml coconut milk from 1 coconut
• 100 grams of sago flour
• Banana leaves to taste, for the base
• 2 drops of red food coloring
• 2 drops of green food coloring

Sauce ingredients:

• 200 grams of brown sugar, finely combed
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 500 ml coconut milk
• 1 sheet of pandan leaves
• ½ teaspoon salt

How to make:

1. Cook rice flour, sugar, salt, and coconut milk over low heat, stirring constantly until lumpy. Remove, then transfer to a large bowl.
2. Add sago flour while stirring gently until well blended.
3. Divide the dough into 3 parts. Put one part red dye, another green dye, and leave the rest white.
4. Enter the three dough into the putu mayang mold. While being pressed when placed on a banana leaf that has been smeared with cooking oil.
5. Steam over medium heat for about 20 minutes, remove from heat.
6. Make the sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients, then stirring until it boils. Remove, then strain.
7. Serve putu mayang with the sauce while it's warm.

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