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Indonesian Bubur Sumsum

印尼椰香米糊配椰糖汁

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — finished dish

Recipe overview

Smooth lightly salted coconut rice pudding with palm sugar syrup.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 100 g rice flour
  • 500 ml coconut milk
  • 2 leaves pandan leaves

Pudding liquid

  • 250 ml water
  • 0.25 tsp salt

Palm sugar syrup

  • 80 g palm sugar
  • 100 ml water
Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — ingredients

02

Tools

  • mixing bowl
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring jug
  • lidded pot
  • spatula
  • sieve
  • serving plate
  • kitchen knife
  • cutting board
  • second small saucepan
  • four dessert bowls
  • tablespoon
Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — tools

03

Steps

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Wash and knot pandan leaves

Step 1

Wash and knot pandan leaves

Wash and knot pandan leaves.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Chop palm sugar into a small pan

Step 2

Chop palm sugar into a small pan

Chop palm sugar into a small pan.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Add 100 ml water and one pandan leaf

Step 3

Add 100 ml water and one pandan leaf

Add 100 ml water and one pandan leaf.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Boil, then simmer five minutes until dissolved

Step 4

Boil, then simmer five minutes until dissolved

Boil, then simmer five minutes until dissolved.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Strain syrup and discard leaf

Step 5

Strain syrup and discard leaf

Strain syrup and discard leaf.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Mix rice flour with 250 ml water until smooth

Step 6

Mix rice flour with 250 ml water until smooth

Mix rice flour with 250 ml water until smooth.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Put coconut milk, salt and remaining leaf in another pan

Step 7

Put coconut milk, salt and remaining leaf in another pan

Put coconut milk, salt and remaining leaf in another pan.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Warm until steaming; stir slurry again and pour in

Step 8

Warm until steaming; stir slurry again and pour in

Warm until steaming; stir slurry again and pour in.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Stir and scrape base about eight minutes until thick and bubbling

Step 9

Stir and scrape base about eight minutes until thick and bubbling

Stir and scrape base about eight minutes until thick and bubbling.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Cook two more minutes over low heat; remove leaf

Step 10

Cook two more minutes over low heat; remove leaf

Cook two more minutes over low heat; remove leaf.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Spoon pudding into four bowls

Step 11

Spoon pudding into four bowls

Spoon pudding into four bowls.

Indonesian Bubur Sumsum — Drizzle syrup; serve warm or refrigerate promptly

Step 12

Drizzle syrup; serve warm or refrigerate promptly

Drizzle syrup; serve warm or refrigerate promptly.

Common mistakes

  1. Dry flour added to hot coconut milk forms lumps.

Tips

Serve syrup separately to control sweetness. Contains coconut; flour must cook until bubbling with no raw taste.