{"id":206,"date":"2022-04-18T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=206"},"modified":"2022-04-18T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T03:04:10","slug":"kuih-pinjaram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/kuih-pinjaram\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuih Pinjaram, the UFO Cake of Sabah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kuih pinjaram<\/em> (or Penyaram, Penjaram, Cucur Jawa) is nicknamed “UFO cake” because of its flying saucer shape. Though pinjaram is a traditional snack of the Bajau and Bruneian Malay people in the state of Sabah (Malaysia), it has become one of the favourite snacks of Sabahans to go with their tea time or coffee break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three flavours of Kuih Pinjaram: original (yellow), pandan (green) and brown sugar (dark brown)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pinjaram is a sweet and round cake with soft and chewy texture. Its edge is crispy, but fluffy and springy toward middle. As pinjaram is made of rice flour, cornflour, sugar, and coconut milk, gobbling up a few delicious pinjaram as your breakfast boosts your energy and mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Coffee<\/a>
Kuih pinjaram goes well with tea and coffee. The colourful baskets are Serdang, made of nypa palm leaves, and the bright-colored table runner has Bajau motif on it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pinjaram is available in three flavours<\/strong> (and colours), i.e. original (yellow), pandan (green) and brown sugar (dark brown). Some sellers use pandan syrup or palm sugar instead of regular sugar to create a more tantalizing aroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pandan-flavored<\/a>
Many love Pandan-flavored Kuih Pinjaram because of its refreshing pandan aroma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some cooks get creative and invent special flavours of pinjaram, for example, sweet potato, corn, chocolate, yam and durian flavors. If you are interested, you can order or see more at the Facebook of Pinjaram D’telisz<\/a> (Whatsapp \/ Tel: +60 17-3015620<\/a>, E-mail: theresaejum7@gmail.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Special flavours of Kuih Pinjaram. Photo credit: Pinjaram D’telisz @ Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pinjaram also has big and small versions. The big one is about 50% larger and can be found at Friday tamu<\/em> (open-air native market) of Donggongon town (near Kota Kinabalu City). The small ones seem to be more common and one of the places to buy them is at tamu of Kota Belud town<\/a> on Sunday. Big pinjaram is great as a stomach filler, and the small one is a wonderful tasty snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which flavour of pinjaram is your favourite?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Besides festive and wedding parties, pinjaram is also served in local markets. FYI, 3 small Pinjaram costs only RM1.00. Five big pinjaram is sold for RM4.00 at Donggongon tamu. Anyway the prices vary in different towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seller cooks kuih pinjaram on the spot (taken at tamu of Kota Belud)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The cooking of pinjaram is fun to watch. I like to see the sellers cook it on the spot (and pinjaram tastes best while it’s hot). First, the cooking oil is heated in a small wok. The batter is then poured in slowly to the hot oil from a small cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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