Khanom Chan

Name: Khanom Chan
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 cups tapioca starch; 2 cups coconut milk; 1.5 cups sugar; Pandan juice, for coloring

ขนมชั้น/kah-nom chan/

Also known as: Thai Layer Cake

About this dish

A colorful, chewy layered Thai dessert made from rice flour and coconut milk.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups tapioca starch

🥥2 cups coconut milk

🍬1.5 cups sugar

🌿Pandan juice, for coloring

Method

Serves 4

Mix tapioca starch, coconut milk, and sugar into a smooth batter.

Divide the batter and color half with pandan juice.

Pour a thin layer of one color into a steaming tray and steam until set.

Repeat with alternating colors, steaming each layer before adding the next.

Cool completely, then slice into diamond shapes.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Khanom chan is a traditional Thai layered sweet, its name meaning 'layer cake,' steamed one thin layer at a time.

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