By Honorary Reporter Tri Iva Fitriani from Indonesia

Photo = Tri Iva Fitriani 

Mujigae-tteok (rainbow rice cake) is a layered dessert with colors resembling a rainbow. Making it requires effort and patience. My first attempt at making the dessert was challenging, especially because of the sieving process, but the result made it worthwhile. After watching cooking videos and checking recipes, I made mujigae-tteok with a few minor changes in composition and direction. Here is the recipe for what I made.

These are the ingredients for making mujigae-tteok.

Ingredients:
1 cup of rice flour (about 250 g)
2 teaspoons of green tea powder, cocoa powder, strawberry powder and taro powder
3 teaspoons of sugar
1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
100 ml of water
Salt to taste

Follow the proper instructions to make a delicious rainbow rice cake.

Directions:
First, put all the rice flour in the bowl, add 100 ml of water and mix it properly. Sift the rice flour and add three teaspoons of sugar and salt to taste. Mix them with a spoon and sift again.
Divide the resulting mixture into five small cups in 50 g. Add two teaspoons each of green tea powder, cocoa powder, strawberry powder and taro powder into each cup. Mix until the color is evenly distributed. Set aside one cup of unflavored rice flour for the white color.
Prepare a 4-inch setting ring. Apply vegetable oil inside the ring. Place the ring into the steamer. Pour the resulting mixture into the ring according to the rainbow's color order or as desired. My personal combination choice from top to bottom is white, pink, green, purple and brown. Lightly press each layer until it is flat and round with a spatula.
Steam over medium heat for 30-35 minutes or until cooked. After cooking, rest the cake for five minutes before serving.
In addition, any kind of food coloring will work. Use the colors and number of layers as desired.

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