Es Cendol

Es Cendol

Es Cendol

Veg Vegan

A shaved ice dessert drink with pandan-green rice jelly, rich coconut milk, and dark palm sugar syrup.

Cuisines

Indonesian

Best for

Snacks

Recipe

Prep: 15 min Cook: 30 min Total: 45 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

100 grams rice flour
50 grams mung bean flour
600 ml water
1 teaspoon pandan paste
200 grams palm sugar

Instructions

  1. 1 In a bowl, mix rice flour, mung bean flour, and 600 ml of water until smooth.
  2. 2 Add pandan paste to the mixture and stir well.
  3. 3 Pour the mixture into a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring continuously until it thickens and turns translucent.
  4. 4 Prepare a bowl of ice water.
  5. 5 Using a cendol mold or a colander with large holes, press the cooked mixture into the ice water to form cendol strands.
  6. 6 In another saucepan, combine palm sugar, 100 ml of water, and a pinch of salt. Cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves and forms a syrup.
  7. 7 In a separate saucepan, heat coconut milk with vanilla extract until warm. Do not boil.
  8. 8 To serve, place cendol strands in a glass, add palm sugar syrup, and top with warm coconut milk.
  9. 9 Add ice cubes to the glass before serving.

Tips

For a more authentic flavor, use fresh pandan leaves instead of pandan paste if available.