Easy Traditional Malay Desserts
Dodol (Coconut Sticky Candy)
Traditional Asian desserts such as the Dodol (Coconut Sticky Candy) are actually simple desserts using simply rice flour, coconut milk and palm sugar. Simple yet tedious. This not so quick and easy dessert recipes require much continuous stirring until mixture becomes thick. You cannot stop stirring or the mixture will burn and the texture will not be right. The Malay folks will usually prepare these delicacies for Hari Raya Puasa celebrations (Muslim Aidil Fitri celebrations) and you will see them stirring the mixture in a huge large wok.
Ingredients 300 g Glutinous Rice Flour
50 g Rice Flour
450 g Palm Sugar; chopped into pieces
Freshly Grated Coconut; from 2 coconuts
5 Pandan (Screwpine) Leaves
Method
Melt palm sugar in water, sieve and leave aside first. Strain grated coconut without adding water for the concentrated milk. Add water again to strained grated coconut for thin coconut milk. Cook milk over medium heat, keep stirring. Add palm sugar syrup and continue to stir. When mixture starts to thicken, add the concentrated coconut milk and pandan leaves. Stir continuously until mixture no longer sticks to the pot. Remove from pot and pour into moulds. Allow to cool. Keep in fridge.
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