Klepon
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Klepon

Pandan rice balls that burst with molten palm sugar. Bite with your mouth closed.

40 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
The sugar surprise1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPandan, palm sugar, fresh coconut.
The original
267kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
40minutessame

Klepon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour)1¼ cups
Pandan leaves6 leaves, blended for juice
Water½ cup
Salta pinch
Jaggery⅓ cup, finely chopped (gula jawa)
Fresh grated coconut1 cup fresh, steamed with a pinch of salt

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Blend pandan with water and strain. Knead with the flour and salt into a soft, smooth dough.
  2. 2Pinch walnut size pieces, flatten, fill with jaggery and roll into sealed balls.
  3. 3Drop into boiling water. When they float, cook 1 minute more.
  4. 4Lift out and roll in salted coconut.
Serve it like this

Serve on a piece of banana leaf, a few per person, with extra coconut sprinkled around. Warn first timers about the hot sugar.

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To drink Thai iced tea15 min
To drink Teh tarik10 min
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