Buah Melaka
Buah Melaka is one of Malaysia dessert. Inside it contains palm sugar and it is coated with shredded coconut. It is soft and chewy, they are like a sweet little bomb because the sweetness explodes in your mouth. Give it a try!
Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
30 mins
Author: Nyonya cooking
Serves: 5
Ingredients
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60 grams glutinous rice flour
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30 grams tapioca flour
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25 grams sugar
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60 millilitres pandan leaf extract
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50 grams steam coconut (desiccated or grated)
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0.5 teaspoons salt
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1 tablespoons water
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palm sugar (gula melaka)
Instructions
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Pour water and salt on the desiccated coconut. Mix well and steam the mixture for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Mix glutinous rice flour, tapioca flour and sugar evenly before adding pandan leaf extract to create a dough. If the dough is too soft, add more glutinous rice flour.
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Divide the dough into 14 little balls.
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Flatten dough and wrap chunks of palm sugar with it. Be careful that the layer of dough is not too thin as it will expand during the cooking process. This will result in the dough cracking and the palm sugar flowing out.
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Put the little balls of filled dough into a pot of boiling water. Dish it out once they float or leave to boil for a further 5 to 10 minutes to allow the palm sugar to melt thoroughly.
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Coat the 'buah Melaka' with the steamed desiccated coconut. Leave it to cool and serve.