Bolu Kukus Ketan Hitam (Black Glutinous Rice Steamed Muffin)

Did I tell you that I was on a diet this week? Well, I was and it lasted about half day, after that I was done. I think letting myself hungry for the sake of someone else’s standard of beauty is just not the way for enjoying this short (and supposed to be sweet) life. I do need to shed a pound or two but I am not to the point that I’d starve myself till I look pretty. Believe me, a starving me is faaar from pretty, I’m a beast when I’m hangry, I’m the devil’s evil stepmom.

Giving up on diet doesn’t mean I let myself loose tho. I still watch what I eat and how much I eat it. I am not giving up on cake and dessert either, I just eat it less often. Ironically, today’s recipe is a dessert recipe. Is it a healthy recipe?.. errr, maybe. Is it low in calorie but high in vitamin?.. I don’t really know, but I am sure it is not. Is it made out of organic/bio ingredients?.. it could be if you are a fancy pants, but not me. Is it yummy?.. You bet it is!.. Is it easy to make?.. Oh heck yes for sure!..  So based on the last two reasons, I whipped out this beautiful dark muffins.

Here we go!

Ingredients:

2 large eggs

150 gr sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup melted butter

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup milk (or coconut milk)

250 gr black glutinous rice powder

Cooking step:

1. Prepare your steaming device,
2. Meanwhile, in an electric mixer, mix eggs and sugar on high speed until it turns creamy and light, 
3. Lower the speed, fold in a tsp of vanilla essence, melted butter, baking powder, and baking soda,
4. Continue mixing and slowly add milk and black rice powder,
5. Mix gently to make sure there is no clumps, 
6. Pour the batter into cupcake molds, I used alumunium cupcake molds lined with cupcake paper cups,
7. Steam for about 20 minutes. 

Alumunium cupcake mold. source: www.bukalapak.com

Et voila, this fluffy puffy steamed muffin is ready to serve! 

Have it for breakfast with a cup of milk, yum!!