🇲🇾 Malaysia recipe

Cendol

Cendol is Malaysia's most beloved iced dessert, a cooling antidote to the tropical heat. Mounds of shaved ice are topped with wobbly, emerald-green pandan-flavored rice flour jelly, drenched in thick coconut milk and dark, fragrant gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup. The interplay of creamy, sweet, and the subtle floral pandan creates a dessert that is deeply satisfying in its simplicity.

Prep20 mins
Cook15 mins
Serves4
Difficultyeasy
Cendol, a Malaysia dish

Ingredients

  • 100g rice flour
  • 30g green pea flour (or tapioca starch)
  • 1 teaspoon pandan extract (or juice from 6 pandan leaves)
  • 400ml water
  • Pinch of salt
  • 200g gula melaka (palm sugar), chopped
  • 100ml water for syrup
  • 400ml thick coconut milk
  • Pinch of salt for coconut milk
  • Shaved ice or crushed ice

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
260
Protein
2 g
Carbs
50 g
Fat
6 g

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