ondeh-ondeh

glutinous rice balls covered in grated coconut and filled with melted gula melaka, the ideal ondeh-ondeh would seal the syrup completely within and allow it to burst out only when bitten into.

name meaning

singapore/malaysia: ondeh-ondeh/onde-onde
- ondeh: possibly from
1. undi, old javanese for ball
2. untai, tamil for ball

malaysia: buah melaka
- buah: malay for fruit
- melaka: from gula melaka, the malay name for jaggery/palm sugar

indonesia: klepon

origin

indonesia (java)

main ingredients

- skin: glutinous rice flour, pandan juice
- filling: gula melaka
- coating: grated coconut

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