Biji Salak - Sticky Rice Balls in Sweet Coconut Sauce

Ingredients

For Rice Balls

• 2 cups glutinous-rice flour
• 1 cup tapioca starch
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

For Sauce

• 150 g palm sugar
• 50 g caster sugar
• 1 cup water
• 6 cups water
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1 screwpine leaves (if available else use a bit of vanilla)
• freshly grated coconut, for serving

Directions

1. 1

   take your rice flour and tapioca starch in a large bowl and make a well in the center.

2. 2

   Add water and salt, and mix well.

3. 3

   Then you will need to knead the dough until it can be rolled and shaped (dough should be moist).

4. 4

   Roll 1/2 inch diameter balls with the dough.

5. 5

   Cut diagonally 1 inch in length.

6. 6

   Bring 8 cups of water to a boil, and drop in the rice balls, and allow water to come back to a boil.

7. 7

   Simmer rice balls for 4 minutes, drain, and set aside.

8. 8

   Make Palm Sugar Syrup.

9. 9

   Take 150g palm sugar, 50g castor sugar and 1 cup water, and allow sugars to dissolve completely and cook down to thicken slightly; You will want to measure it out as it should make approximately 1 cup palm sugar syrup.

10. 10

    Then make the sauce.

11. 11

    Take 6 cups water, 2 cups coconut milk, 1 cup palm sugar syrup, and pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.

12. 12

    Add your rice balls and simmer for approximately 20 minutes.

13. 13

    Cool and serve at room temperature.

14. 14

    Top with freshly grated coconut when serving.