Snacks & baking

Hedhi bambooi (rice balls)

Hedhi bambooi are small balls of cooked rice mixed with coconut and palm sugar. Soft and tender, they're eaten as a snack or at breakfast.

15 min
4 servings
Easy
Moderate
🇲🇻 Maldives

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Ingredients

Ingredients

300 g Cooled cooked rice
100 g Grated coconut
100 g Palm sugar (or brown sugar)
1 tbsp Coconut milk

Spices & seasoning

Salt

Optional extras

1 tsp Ground cardamom

Nutrition facts

385 kcal per serving

Protein: 3.9 g
Carbohydrates: 50.4 g
Fat: 17.6 g
of which saturated fat: 15.1 g
Fiber: 4.1 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

In a bowl, roughly mash the cooled cooked rice with a fork so it becomes sticky.
Add the palm sugar, grated coconut, coconut milk and a pinch of salt. Mix until you have a smooth dough.
Shape small balls about 3 cm across, pressing them firmly in the palm of your hands.
Place them on a plate and let them firm up for 10 minutes in the fridge before serving.

Variations and tips

Spiced version. Add a pinch of ground cardamom to the mixture for a stronger fragrance.

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Original Ecomely recipe.