Onde-Onde

Hello,

When it comes to traditional Asian desserts, here's another popular sweets known as onde-onde or kuih gula melaka, a chewy and soft glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar filling and coated with grated coconut. Generally, these onde-onde are serve and enjoy for afternoon tea, an all time favourite snack for many people.

Need an idea for afternoon tea snack? Try these onde-onde, it may sound good, right?

ONDE-ONDE/ KUIH GULA MELAKA

Ingredients;

1 cup glutinous rice flour
1 teaspoon rice flour
1/2 cup pandan juice/ plain water
1/2 cup palm sugar for filling, chopped
Few drop of green food colouring, optional
1/2 cup grated coconut

METHOD;

- For the coating, steam the grated coconut for 10 minutes, add a bit of salt and set aside.
- For the pandan juice, blend well 5-6 pandan leaves with a cup of water, strain for pandan juice.
- Place glutinous rice flour, rice flour and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl.
- Add pandan juice and mix together until it forms a soft dough. If there is no pandan leaves, just use a plain water, a bit of pandan essence and a few drops of green food colouring.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil.
- Divide into small dough and flatten it and wrap each portion with palm sugar, roll into balls.
- Gently drop the balls into boiling water and allow to cook until they float to the surface.
- Prepare another bowl of cold water and use a slotted spoon to remove and plunge immediately in cold water. Drain well. This method will give onde-onde more springy texture and to stop the cooking process.
- Coat glutinous rice balls with grated coconut.

Enjoy onde-onde!