Recipe: Tasty Klepon (Sticky Rice Ball Stuffed with Palm Sugar)

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Klepon (Sticky Rice Ball Stuffed with Palm Sugar). Klepon (Sticky Rice Ball Stuffed with Palm Sugar) was originally from Java in Indonesia. You can also find it in Singapore and Malaysia and it is called Onde Onde. It is made of glutinous rice flour with a sweet surprise inside, which is liquid palm sugar.

Then little balls are made and stuffed with chopped palm sugar.

Klepon (pronounced Klē-pon), or kelepon, is a traditional Southeast Asian green-coloured balls of rice cake filled with liquid palm sugar and coated in grated coconut, originating from Indonesia.

The sweet glutinous rice balls is one of popular Indonesian kue, and it is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

You can cook Klepon (Sticky Rice Ball Stuffed with Palm Sugar) using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Klepon (Sticky Rice Ball Stuffed with Palm Sugar)

1. You need 225 gram of glutinous rice flour.

2. It’s 25 gram of rice flour.

3. It’s 3/4 of luke warm water.

4. It’s 2-3 drop of pasta pandan / green food coloring.

5. You need 5 tablespoons of coconut sugar/ palm sugar.

6. You need 1 cup of fresh grated coconut mixed with 1/2 yep salt.

7. You need 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

The rice dough is super sticky so oiling your hands will make it easier to work with.

Roll the rice dough into a ball.

Use your thumb to make an indent into the ball.

Fill the indent with a dark sugar or the alternate filling listed in the next step.

Klepon (Sticky Rice Ball Stuffed with Palm Sugar) instructions

1. Mix the glutinous rice flour, rice flour, and 1/2 tsp sugar with the lukewarm water and green food coloring into a firm but flexible dough..

2. Pull off one full tablespoon of the dough and shape it into a ball with approximately 2½ cm (1 inch) in diameter..

3. Push a finger into the center of the ball to make a hole, and put in approximately ½ tsp. of the grated sugar. Seal, and roll it back into the ball shape with the palms of your hands..

4. Prepare all the balls and set them aside. Prepare a pot half filled with water and bring it to a boil. Drop the balls into the boiling water. Remove the balls with a spoon once they float to the water surface and then roll the balls in the grated coconut..

5. It would be more enjoyable if you eat this klepon cake while it is still warm with your coffee or tea. Or just for snack or dessert..

Fold the sides of the rice ball over the indent and filling to make it a complete ball again.

Recipe: Klepon - Sweet rice balls stuffed with palm sugar.

Klepon are Indonesian style rice balls, stuffed with palm sugar.

Not only is klepon very delicious alongside your cup of tea or as a nice dessert after your lush rice table, but it also looks pretty good.

Klepon are Indonesian style rice balls, stuffed with palm sugar.