Kelepon/Sweetballs (Kue Klepon)

Ingredients:

½ kg. sticky rice flour

1 cup water to which green cake color and 2 tsp. vanilla has been added

1 tsp. air kapur sirih (lime or calcium water)

½ tsp. salt

5 to 6 oz. gula Jawa (palm sugar) cut into small pieces

½ grated half‑ripe coconut plus salt to taste.

How to Make:

Combine flour, water, calcium water and salt. Mix well and knead. Form little balls with palm sugar pieces in the middle. Drop into boiling water. When the balls float to the top, remove and roll in grated coconut.