Onde-Onde

Name: Onde-Onde
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters freshly grated coconut, plain or toasted; 57 grams palm sugar; 296 milliliters sweet glutinous rice flour; 227 grams small sweet potato (about; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps water, if needed to moisten the dough

Onde-Onde is a gluten free and vegan hor d'oeuvre. One serving contains 35 calories, 0g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe serves 40. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up water, palm sugar, glutinous rice flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Roll or cut the sugar into 1/4 inch pieces. Pack them into pea-sized chunks by pressing or rubbing them between damp fingers. Don't worry if the chunks seem flaky or powdery—the sugar will settle and stay clumped when fashioning the rice balls. Make about 40 pieces.

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Sugar

Rice

Roll

Place the sweet potato in a small saucepan, pour in enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 20 minutes until the potato is fork tender.

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Sweet Potato

Potato

Water

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Sauce Pan

Drain. Once it's cool enough to hand, peel off the skin and press the flesh through a potato ricer into a small bowl.

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Potato

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Potato Ricer

Bowl

Combine the rice flour with the sweet potato and knead with your hands until well mixed. The dough should be very soft and moist, but not sticky.

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Sweet Potato

Rice Flour

Dough

Add additional water or flour until you get a texture that will hold together when rolled into balls.

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All Purpose Flour

Water

Pinch off a small piece of the dough and roll it into a ball about 3/4 inches in diameter. With your index or pinky finger, make a hole in the ball and place the chunk of palm sugar inside, pinching the dough closed to seal the hole. Use water if necessary to make the edges stick together.

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Palm Sugar