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Bubur Candil (Sweet Glutinous Rice Balls in Coconut Sauce)

Bubur candil are traditional Indonesian glutinous rice balls in a sweet coconut sauce.

Ingredients

  • 225 g glutinous rice flour
  • 120 g tapioca flour
  • 175 ml water
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 750 ml water
  • 250 ml coconut milk
  • 125 ml diluted gula jawa (palm sugar)
  • 1 piece pandan leaf (or some pandan paste)
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine rice flour and tapioca flour until well-mixed. Make a well in the middle, then gradually mix in water and salt. Mix well by hand until it forms a soft dough. Make sure that the dough is not to hard; if necessary add a bit more of water.
  2. 2
    Shape the dough into little balls about 1 cm in diameter.
  3. 3
    Boil a lot of water in a big stock pot. Put the little balls one-by-one in the boiling water. Cook for about 5 minutes until they float to the surface of the boiling water. Take them out and drain.
  4. 4
    For the sauce, mix all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan, and heat until bubbly.
  5. 5
    Place the rice balls in the sauce. Cook for further 20 minutes and set aside.
  6. 6
    To serve, pour the coconut milk on top. Serve hot.
Category
Desserts
Cuisine
Indonesian

Dietary Information

Vegetarian