Snacks & baking

Ti-mo

Small sweet cake made from rice batter, steamed or pan-cooked, flavoured with coconut and vanilla. It is a traditional Mauritian treat, often sold in the street or offered at celebrations.

40 min
4 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇲🇺 Mauritius

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Ingredients

Optional extras

1 tbsp Sesame seeds

Nutrition facts

518 kcal per serving

Protein: 6.4 g
Carbohydrates: 78.6 g
of which sugars: 32.2 g
Fat: 18.1 g
of which saturated fat: 14.7 g
Fiber: 5.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

In a bowl, dissolve the sugar in the lukewarm water, then add the vanilla.
Gradually whisk in the rice flour, salt and baking powder to get a smooth, fluid batter.
Add the grated coconut and let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
Set a steamer basket over a pan of simmering water. Lightly grease individual moulds or small cups.
Pour the batter into the moulds, filling them three-quarters full, then place them in the steamer basket.
Cover and steam for 15 to 20 minutes, until the surface is firm and a toothpick comes out dry. Let cool slightly before unmoulding.