A friend of mine taught me this genius healthy ondeh-ondeh recipe that is quick and easy, and also gives us parents the opportunity to create some fun cooking experience with our children.
Instead of just glutinous rice flour, we made use of sweet potato that gives the ondeh-ondeh a chewy texture with a natural hint of sweetness.
The big kids had some fun with me, kneading the sweet potato and flour mixture into dough, and subsequently balls. It was like creating their own play dough food.
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes, about 300 grams. This recipe does not keep well in the refrigerator for more than 2 days. So it is better to just prepare a small quantity.
Glutinous Rice Flour, 100 grams. The proportion of the rice flour to the sweet potato should be 1:3 at all times.
Gula Melaka, grated or syrup
Grated Coconut, 200g
Method
Peel the sweet potatoes and steam until they are fully cooked.
Mash the sweet potatoes and blend in the glutinous rice flour. Add a few tablespoons of water. Use your hands to knead until the mixture can be rolled into a ball like a play dough.
Pinch a small quantity of the dough and roll it into a ball, which should be roughly the size of your thumb. Press your finger into the ball to make a hollow and fill it up with gula melaka.
Pinch the opening to close the gap and roll the tiny dough back into a ball. Continue with the remaining dough.
In the meantime, boil a small pot of water, and separately steam the grated coconut for 3 minutes. Lay the soft and fluffy coconut shreds on a large flat plate. In my case, my grated coconut expired (bad planning on my part as usual), and I had to resort to using dried coconut flakes.
Cook the rice balls in the boiling water. Once the balls float onto the surface, remove them with a slotted spoon.
Remove excess water and lay the rice balls on the coconut shreds. Coat the balls with more coconut shreds and serve immediately.
The presentation of the ondeh-ondeh ain’t impressive. It is ok because the kids prepare these. We managed to enjoy the bursting sensation of the gula melaka flowing out from some of the rice balls. Some balls were empty as the syrup leaked out during the preparation process.
The result is not important. The kids were involved in every step of the preparation. We are contented with our achievement, and the experience we get from making ondeh-ondeh together.
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