Kuih Abuk-Abuk Recipe

Kuih Abuk-Abuk Recipe

(Palm Sugar Rice Pyramids Indonesian Dessert)

200 g glutinous rice, washed and soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight

100 g young, grated coconut (white part of coconut only)

100 g palm sugar, finely chopped

1¼ teaspoon salt

18-20 pieces softened banana leaves, cut into 12-cm squares

Method:

Drain the soaked glutinous rice and grind (not too finely) in a spice grinder to the texture of fine breadcrumbs.  In a mixing bowl, combine the ground glutinous rice, grated coconut and salt, the mixture should be crumbly.  Fold the banana leaf into a wide cone.  Fill the tip with 2 tablespoons of rice mixture, hollowing out the middle slightly.  Into this hollow, spoon in 1 rounded teaspoon of chopped palm sugar, being careful to enclose it within the flour (to prevent leakage during steaming).  Top with another scant 1 tablespoon of mixture to cover the sugar.  Fold the base of the triangle over to enclose neatly and arrange cones on a steamer tray.  Steam over moderate heat for 25 minutes.