how to make Rice cake in brown sugar sauce (biji salak)

Rice Cakes Ingredients:

    1 cup glutinous rice flour
    ½ cup tapioca starch
    ¾ cup water
    ¼ tsp. salt

Instructions:

To make Rice Cake:

    Place rice flour and tapioca starch in a deep mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
    Add water and salt, mix well and knead dough until it can be rolled and shaped. Dough should not be to dry.
    Roll small rice cakes ½-inch in diameter. Cut diagonally 1-inch in length.
    Bring 8 cups of water to a oil. Put it the rice cakes, bring back to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and set the rice cakes aside.

Sauce Ingredients:

    3 cups water
    1 cup coconut milk
    ½ cup palm sugar syrup
    1 pandan leaf
    Pinch of salt
To make the sauce:

    Combine water, coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan leaf, and a pinch of salt in a small stockpot. Bring to a boil.
    Add rice cakes and simmer for 20 minutes.
    Cool and serve at room temperature, topped with a tablespoon of fresh grated coconut.

Helpful hints: When preparing the rice cakes, use the amount of water given in the recipe only as a guideline; the quality of flour varies greatly and affects the amount of liquid it absorbs. Add sufficient water to result in a soft, smooth dough. If the rice cakes are dry when shaped, they will be very tough after cooking.

Makes 3 servings.