Sweet Glutinous Bowl

Was trying to get rid of the freshly grated coconut (left-over from my Taro Sago Kuih) that has been sitting in my fridge for three days. I think I need to cook it otherwise it will turn stale.

Of course the perfect match will be gula melaka or palm sugar with grated coconut. Set off to the kitchen and started cooking the grated coconut. What to do with these then?

A few ideas crept through but I didn't want to do anything that is too tedious or time consuming as I have a high tea appointment. I chose to make this glutinous rice bowl and filled it with the coconut filling that I had just cooked. I dressed it up for the photo shoot and thought that it looked a little bland, so I cooked some palm sugar syrup and drench the bowl with it.

Here it is, chewy glutinous bowl with a hefty serve of coconut filling and a drench of aromatic palm sugar syrup. Simply delish if you love this match.







Ingredients: (about 13 pieces @ 20g)
Glutinous Bowl
150g glutinous rice flour
120ml - 125ml water

Filling
150g grated coconut
3 tbsp water
55g palm sugar (chopped up to small pieces)
10g -15g sugar or rock sugar (chopped to small pieces)

Method:
1. Put 3 tbsp water in a saucepan, add in both sugars. Cook over low heat till sugars dissolved. Add in the grated coconut and cook till a little dry or to your liking.
2. Combine glutinous rice flour with water till a dough is formed.
3. Divide dough into pieces of about 20g each and mold it into a bowl shape as in photo above. I used the back of my measuring spoon to help me (the back of my measuring spoon is a semi circle).
4. Cook dough pieces in a pot of boiling water till they float.
5. Dish them into a bowl of icy cold water. The ice water helps the glutinous bowl to be chewy in texture.
6. Fill with coconut filling and serve with palm sugar syrup.