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Bubur candil (rice flour dumpling dessert)

Bubur candil is a dessert of small rice flour dumplings flavoured with pandan, floating in sweet coconut milk. Served lukewarm or chilled, it is soft, light and very typical of Bruneian celebrations.

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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Mix the rice flour with the salt and pandan water, then knead until you have a smooth, supple dough.
  2. Shape into small balls the size of a hazelnut.
  3. Bring the water and pandan leaves to the boil, then drop in the dumplings and cook 5 minutes until they float.
  4. In another pan, melt the palm sugar in a little water over low heat to make a syrup.
  5. Add the coconut milk to the syrup and warm gently without boiling.
  6. Drain the dumplings, place them in bowls and cover with the sweet coconut milk, then serve lukewarm or chilled.

Variations and tips

Using what's available here. Replace the palm sugar with brown sugar and add a drop of vanilla extract for a similar taste.

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