Hi bloggers and food lovers! Today I’m going to introduce one of Indonesia’s traditional dishes from West Sumatra called lepat bugis, or sticky rice dumplings. This dish is made from glutinous rice flour that’s steamed and wrapped in banana leaves, with a filling of shredded coconut and chopped peanuts inside. It's sweet, chewy, and crunchy. Okay, let’s get right to it
Ingredients:
1 kg glutinous rice flour
100 grams rice flour
500 ml coconut milk
500 grams shredded coconut
vanilla powder
100 grams roasted peanuts
500 grams of sugar
2 tsp of salt
young banana leaves
cooking oil
Steps:
Filling:
Place the shredded coconut in a bowl and add the coarsely ground fried peanuts
Add the granulated sugar and 1 tsp of salt on top
Stir until well combined
Set the filling aside
Sticky Rice Dumplings:
Place the glutinous rice flour in a bowl
Add the rice flour , vanilla powder, and a pinch of salt
Pour in the coconut milk until the mixture reaches a thick consistency, mix them and do not let it become too soft
Take a young banana leaf that has been cut into a square shape
Coat the young banana leaf with cooking oil to prevent sticking after cooking
Place the glutinous rice dough on top of the banana leaf
Flatten the dough, then place the shredded coconut filling inside
Fold the edges to enclose the filling
Wrap the young banana leaves into this shape
Repeat the process until all the dough is used up
Steam the sticky rice dumplings for 15 minutes until the leaves wilt
Let the sticky rice dumplings cool, then serve cold
Lepat Bugis/sticky rice dumplings are ready to eat
