Onde Onde

I made these onde onde two weeks ago, when I was craving for the sweet salty dessert and could not get them anywhere nearby.

 These little balls are a lot work to make. If they were freely available here, I would not have bothered to make them myself. Better to spend the morning lazing in bed..

 First, chop the gula melaka into tiny pieces and set aside. Then blend about 7-10 pandan leaves and mix with 250ml water. Strain the pandan juice from the pulp.

 Mix with 250gm of glutinous rice flour to form dough. Form small balls of about 10 gms each. Press some gula melaka into the balls and roll on the palms of the hand to cover.

 Drop the balls into boiling water until they float. Finally, drain and roll in dessicated coconut which had been mixed with a dash of table salt.

 The centre should be liquid sugar that bursts in the mouth. If they are not, I found a cheat's way to ensure that it happens... just microwave the onde onde for 15 seconds!