Gemblong Recipe, Fried Roly Poly In Sugar Coating.

 

Hello everyone...

Gemblong is one type of traditional Indonesian food or cake which belongs to market snack group. Gemblong is made from white glutinous rice flour dough which is kneaded until smooth and shaped like a ball. Then the round shaped gemblong dough is fried and after it cools it is coated with a palm sugar. Despite the having same taste, Getas  is made from black sticky rice, while Gemblong is made from white sticky rice.

Gemblong cake has a sweet taste and chewy texture, but still soft. Even though it is made from glutinous rice it is not difficult to bite at all. Eating gemblong is most delicious accompanied by a cup of hot tea.

This confectionery has long been enjoyed by the Sundanese, Javanese and Betawi people. Even so, where this gemblong cake came from is still unclear.

This time we will make this delicious food for you to follow, check these steps below!

INGREDIENT :

20 g Glutinous rice flor

2 tbs Tapioca flour

1/2 Young coconut, grated

100 ml boiling thin coconut milk/water

2 tsp slaked lime water

1 tsp Salt

PALM SUGAR COATING :

150 g Palm sugar, coarsely chopped

75 g Sugar

50 ml Water

HOW TO MAKE :

1. Excluding coconut milk, mix all ingredient, pressing and squeezing. 

2. Add boiling coconut milk gradually, while stirring and kneading. Make oval shapes of egg size from dough, flatten slightly.

3. Fry in plenty of oil over medium heat until golden brown, set aside.

4. Boil water, palm sugar and sugar together. Simmer until all sugar is dissolved, the syrup is thick and bubbling.

5. Lower the heat and dip fried roll in. Stir so it is coated all over with sugar syrup. Lift out and leave to cool.

6. Gemblong ready to serve.