Onde-Onde Ball

• pandan leaves8 -10

  (screwpine, cut into 2cm lengths or substitute with a few drops of green coulouring)

• glutinous-rice flour↗200 g

  (sifted)

• salt↗1 pinch
• hot water1⁄2 cup
• grated coconut↗1⁄4

  mixed with

• salt↗1 pinch

  (place in a bowl)

• Filling
• palm sugar↗60 g

  (cut into small cube, 3mm)

• soft brown sugar↗1 tablespoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Pound pandan leaves, add a little water and pound.

2. 2

   Strain using a sieve to obtain thick green colour juice and put aside.

3. 3

   Put sifted glutinous-rice flour and pinch of salt in a mixing bowl.

4. 4

   Pour in hot water and pandan juice, stir well to form a smooth dough.

5. 5

   If dough is too stiff, add a little water; if it is too wet, add a little glutinous flour.

6. 6

   Divide dough into 20 small pieces and form lime-size balls.

7. 7

   Flatten each piece on your palm.

8. 8

   Put a cube of palm sugar and brown sugar in the centre, wrap it up (more brown sugar is nicer).

9. 9

   You have to wrap up carefully so the filling won't leak when bring to boil.

10. 10

    Drop the onde-onde into boiling water.

11. 11

    When the balls are cooked they will float.

12. 12

    Scoop up the onde-onde with a perforated ladle and put into the bowl with grated coconut.

13. 13

    Pick it up, put on plate and serve.