Asian Rice, Noodles and Snacks Recipes - Indonesian Rice-flour Cakes (Serapi) Recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients A: (Mixed)

• 1/2 lb. (250 g.) tepung beras/rice-flour

• 1 buah keras/candlenut (pounded)

• 1 teaspoon salt                                                               

• 2 tablespoons roasted kacang/peanuts (peeled & pounded)

• 2 3/4 cups lukewarm water

Ingredients B: (Mixed, except the oil)

• 1/2 coconut (peeled & grated)

• 1 1/4 cups pati santan/coconut cream

• 2 kepulaga/cardamoms (ground)

• a pinch of salt

• 1/4 lb. (125 g.) gula Jawa/palm sugar

• cooking oil for shallow-frying

Makes 15

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Method:

1. Gradually pour water into the rice mixture, stirring continuously. Blend till smooth.

2. Stir on low flame till cooked and very thick.

3. Add coconut and mix well. Remove from flame and leave covered for half an hour.

4. Heat oil. Fry cooked mixture in tablespoonfuls, till golden brown. Remove and drain. Dish up.

5. Bring coconut cream mixture to the boil on high flame, stirring continuously.

6. When boiling, reduce heat to low and stir another 5 minutes. Remove from flame. Dish up.

7. Serve cakes with the coconut cream.