Onde-onde (Ondeh-ondeh)

Onde-onde Recipe

Onde-onde is one of the traditional kuih in Malaysia; they are one of my favorites.

Kuih is term for Malaysian sweet cakes or pastries.

This onde-onde recipe was contributed by Sea Salt with Food, an amazing food blog with many amazing recipes.

What Is Onde-onde?

These cute little onde-onde–also spelled as ondeh-obdeh–are infused with pandan (screwpine leaf) juice and filled with “Gula Melaka” or palm sugar.

The dough is made from sweet potato or glutinous rice flour.

After cooking, they are rolled with grated coconut. The palm sugar is literally bursting in your mouth when you take a bite.

They are very popular in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. In Indonesia, they are called klepon.

How to Make Onde-onde?

It’s very easy to make this sweet treat.

First, make the dough with glutinous rice flour and pandan juice.

Next, fill the dough with chopped Gula Melaka and make them into dough balls.

Boil and cook the dough balls until they float to the top. Roll the balls with steamed grated coconut before serving.

How Many Calories per Serving?

This recipe is only 273 calories per serving.

What to Serve with This Recipe?

There are many types of kuih in Malaysia. If you wish to try making kuih at home, I recommend the following recipes.

Kuih Kodok (Malaysian Mashed Banana Fritters)

Seri Muka

Cassava Cake with Shredded Coconut

Kuih Kosui

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Onde-onde

Onde-onde (also spelled as ondeh-ondeh) are made with pandan (screwpine leaf) infused dough and filled with Gula Melaka or palm sugar. Roll them with grated coconut before serving.

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By Bee Yinn Low

Yield 4 people

Prep 15 minutes mins

Cook 5 minutes mins

Total 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

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• ▢ 250 g glutinous rice flour
• ▢ 200 ml Pandan juice
• ▢ 100 g grated coconut
• ▢ 1 pinch sea salt
• ▢ 150 g Gula Melaka or palm sugar, finely chopped

Instructions 

• In a large bowl, combine the glutinous rice flour with Pandan juice and knead lightly. Pinch a small piece of the dough (about 40 g/2 oz.) and drop it into boiling water.
• When the dough rises up the surface, remove it with a slotted spoon and shake off the excess water. Mix it back into the main dough and knead well to form a smooth dough. Cover the dough and set aside for about 15 minutes.
• Mix the grated coconut with a pinch of salt and steam for about 2 - 3 minutes and let it cool completely.
• Bring a pot of water to boil. Pinch a small piece of dough (about 15 g each) and flatten lightly. Fill the center of the dough with Gula Melaka or palm sugar. Roll it in your palms to form a smooth ball. Repeat the same until all ingredients are used up.
• Cook the onde-onde balls in boiling water. When they float to the surface, remove them with a slotted spoon and shake off the excess water. Coat the onde-onde with grated coconut and serve immediately.
  

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Notes

Recipe Contributor: Sea Salt With Food.

Please use Gula Melaka if you can. The best Gula Melaka should be golden brown in color and not so solid.

Course: Malaysian Recipes

Cuisine: Desserts

Keywords: Onde-onde

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Onde-onde

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 273 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Sodium 124mg5%

Carbohydrates 50g17%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 15g17%

Protein 3g6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.