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    Kuih Sago Recipe - Malaysian Sago Cake Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kuih Sago - Malaysian Sago Cake is a delicious cake which is made using sago. This rose flavored cake is super easy to make and is delicious.

    Kuih Sago Recipe

    Kuih Sago or Sago Cake Recipe is one of the easiest recipe you could ever make. This cake is made using sago or sabudana. This is a simple recipe made using sago. It is one of malaysian popular recipe.

    'Kuih Sago Ros' is the Malay name of this rose-flavoured sago dessert which is popular in Malaysia and Singapore. Made from tiny tapioca pearls and rose flavouring, this soft and bouncy kuih is then coated with grated coconut. Great for breakfast, teatime or parties.

    How to Make Sago Cake

    1. Wash and Soak Sago
    2. Cook Sago till cooked
    3. Add rose syrup and sugar.
    4. Cook till it thickens
    5. Spoon into individual moulds and chill in fridge.
    6. Un mould.
    7. Coat in desiccated coconut.
    8. Serve

    Kuih Sago. Sago, also known as Tapioca Pearls, is made of tapioca. Tapioca Pearls is one of the common South East Asian dessert ingredients, widely used in Malay, Nyonya and Thai desserts.

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @aarthi198689@gmail.com and I'll help as soon as I can.

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    Kuih Sago Recipe - Malaysian Sago Cake Recipe

    Aarthi
    Kuih Sago and Malaysian Sago Cake is a chewy and easy rose flavored cake which is very popular dessert in malaysia.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Malaysian
    Servings 10 cakes

    Ingredients
      

    • Sago - Sabudana - Javvarisi - ½ cup
    • Water - 2 cups
    • Rose Syrup - 4 tblsp
    • Sugar - 2 tblsp
    • Pandan leaf - 1
    • Desiccated Coconut - ½ cup

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and soak sago for 30 mins.
    • Take water in a pan, add in sago and mix well. Add in pandan leaf.
    • Cook on a low heat for 10 to 15 mins. keep mixing. Cook on low heat till sago is cooked.
    • Add in sugar and rose syrup and mix well.
    • Cook till thickens.
    • Now spoon this in a greased silicon mould and leave to set in fridge for few hours.
    • Now remove it from mould. Coat in desiccated coconut.
    • Serve cold.

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    1)Soak sago in water for 30 mins

    2)You can use store bought rose syrup. I used ½ cup sugar and ¼ cup water along with some rose milk essence.

    3)Bring water to a boil

    4)Add in soaked sago

    5)Cook till sago is done.

    6)Like this

    7)Add in sugar

    8)Mix well

    9)Add in rose syrup

    10)Mix well

    11)Take moulds and grease with little oil

    12)Spoon the sago mix in and set in fridge for few hours.

    13)Unmould

    14)Coat in coconut

    15)Like this

    16)Serve cold

    17)Enjoy

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      5 stars
      Your blog posts are lovely

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    2. Yvonne DPenha

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      Hello aarthi,

      Like your simple recipe on Sago Pudding, would love to make it, but please what is Pandan Leaf.

      Warm regards,

      Yvonne

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