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Onde Onde

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Onde Onde is a Southeast Asian glutinous rice ball confection, primarily Indonesian and Malaysian, filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut, not typically a bean dish though some variants use mung bean paste.

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Why is onde-onde sometimes confused with klepon?

In parts of Malaysia, onde-onde commonly names pandan-colored glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar and coated in coconut, a sweet called klepon in much of Indonesia. In Indonesia, onde-onde can instead mean a sesame-coated fried pastry resembling Chinese jiandui.

What makes the center of coconut-coated onde-onde liquid?

A piece of palm sugar, often gula melaka or gula jawa, is sealed inside the glutinous rice dough. Boiling melts the sugar, so biting the cooked ball releases a liquid center.

Are mung beans normally used in onde-onde?

The coconut-coated palm-sugar version normally contains no beans. Mung bean paste is more likely to appear in Indonesian fried, sesame-covered onde-onde variants.

Why are onde-onde balls rolled in grated coconut?

Fresh grated coconut prevents the sticky glutinous rice surfaces from clinging together and adds a lightly salty contrast to the palm sugar. The coating is applied after the balls have been boiled and drained.

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