''Kue mangkok'' or ''kue mangkuk'' is an Indonesian ''

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'' or traditional snack of

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. ''Kue mangkok'' means "bowl/cup cake". It is similar to the snack ''bolu kukus'' ("steamed tart/cake"). While both have a similar appearance, bolu kukus requires few ingredients to make (usually around four to five), whereas kue kangkok requires more than a dozen in most recipes. The result is a different texure: bolu kukus is soft and fluffy, while kue mangkok has a rough texture.

Ingredients, cooking method and variants

Its dough is made of the mixture of flour,

rice flour Rice flour (also rice powder) is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye. Rice flour is a common substitute for wheat flour. It is also used as a thickening ...

and sagoo (tapioca), yeast, egg, coconut milk, sugar and salt. Traditional ''kue mangkok'' might be sweetened with palm sugar, thus creating brownish color. Other traditional variant might uses ''tape singkong'' or ''

tapai ''Tapai'' (also ''tapay'' or ''tape'') is a traditional fermented preparation of rice or other starchy foods, and is found throughout much of Southeast Asia, especially in Austronesian cultures, and parts of East Asia. It refers to both the ...

'' (fermented cassava), or using ''ubi'' (sweet potato) or ''talas'' (taro). The dough is placed into some tin or stainless steel cupcake containers or small bowls, and then steamed until the top part of the cakes are rising, expanding and blossoming like a flower. The top is cracking into four petal-like lumps. The texture is somewhat soft and firm and slightly moist compared to common cupcake. ''Kue mangkok'' might be sprinkled with grated coconut on top of it.

Bolu kukus

The term ''bolu kukus'' (steamed tart) however, usually refer to a type of ''kue mangkuk'' that mainly only uses

wheat flour Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. Wheat varieties are called "soft" or "weak" if gluten content is low, and are called "hard" or "strong" if they have high gluten content. Hard flour, or ''bread ...

(without any rice flour and tapioca) with common

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, or strawberry flavouring, acquired from food flavouring essence.

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Kue Mangkuk Tapai Recipe

Kue Mangkuk Gula Jawa (brown palm sugar) Recipe

Kue Mangkuk Recipe

{{Indonesian cuisine Indonesian breads Kue Steamed foods

Ingredients, cooking method and variants

Bolu kukus

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