Ondeh-Ondeh Recipe
Ondeh-Ondeh Recipe calls for glutinous rice flour infused with pandan leaves extract and filled with coconut palm sugar. These soft decadent balls are cooked in water and dredged with freshly grated coconut.
Equipment
- Stovetop
Ingredients
For the Ondeh-Ondeh:
- 1 cup grated coconut only the white part of the kernel
- 8 pandan leaves (screw pine)
- 1 cup water scant
- 6 ozs glutinous rice flour
- 3 ozs tapioca flour
- ¾ cup coconut palm sugar (or gula melaka)
Instructions
How to make the pandan juice:
- Wash the pandan leaves for 10 seconds under warm running water from the faucet. Cut them into smaller pieces and place them in a food processor with the water.
- Pulse the pandan and water together until fine.
- Use a cheese cloth to extract the pandan juice and set aside.
How to make the dough for the Ondeh-Ondeh:
- Mix the tapioca and glutinous rice flour together and add the pandan juice.
- Make a dough by kneading with the pandan juice.
- Sprinkle a few drops of peanut oil and let it rest for 15 minutes in a bowl covered with a damp cloth.
How to make the balls for the Ondeh-Ondeh:
- Divide the dough into 12 portions. Knead each part and flatten on your palms. (Grease your palms with oil and dust with a little glutinous flour) Do not make them too thin or too thick.
- Gently, cup your palm and fill the center with a teaspoon of coconut palm sugar. Pinch the edges together to make small balls without any holes that might let the palm sugar ooze out while boiling them.
- Boil water in a big saucepan. Slide the prepared balls one at a time into the boiling water. When the balls float to the top, give them another two minutes to cook through. Use a slotted spoon to drain the water and remove the balls from the saucepan.
- Grate the fresh coconut using only the white part.
- Steam for 3 minutes sprinkled with 3/4 tsp of salt keep aside.
- Roll the balls on the steamed coconut and serve.
Notes
- You could substitute tapioca flour with only glutinous rice flour.
- If pandan leaves are hard to find, then use the extract mixed with water.
Nutrition
Calories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 23mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
