Ondeh-ondeh or Buah Melaka

Ondeh-ondeh is a traditional nyonya kuih in Malaysia. The main ingredients are glutinous rice flour, Palm sugar and grated coconut. Normally screw pine juice is used to mix with glutinous flour to form a green dough. Today I have used purple and orange sweet potatoes to yield another two colors. The colors from purple and orange sweet potatoes are simply lovely. Love them.

** My late mom(a nyonya) used to make these for us....she cooked very nice nyonya food if not the best.....**

ONDEH-ONDEH (BUAH MELAKA)

Ingredients

Purple dough

100 g of steamed mash purple sweet potato

100 g of glutinous rice flour

1/2 tbsp sugar

Orange dough

100 g of steamed mash orange sweet potato

100 g of glutinous rice flour

1/2 tbsp sugar

Green dough

250 g of glutinous rice flour

200 ml pandanus juice

1tbsp sugar

 

Palm sugar(guka melaka) chopped into pieces

200 g of grated coconut mix with pinch of salt

1. Prepare the dough by mixing the ingredients stated. If the dough is hard add in a little water, if it is 

    too soft add in a little bit flour. Adjust accordingly to form a pliable dough.

2. Chop the Palm sugar into small cubes.

     

3. Pinch some dough, flatten it and place a piece of palm sugar on the dough.

 

4. Seal the edge to form a ball. Arrange the shaped rice balls on a tray.

 

 

 The tricolored ondeh ondeh before boiling.

 

5. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Transfer the ondeh ondeh into the boiling water.

    When the  rice balls float , they are ready.

  

6. Use a slotted ladle to scoop up the rice balls into a pot of cold water.

7. Coat rice balls with grated coconut.

   Look at those colorful ondeh-ondeh... They look yummilicious.

    

 

     Enjoy cooking and have a nice day!