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Eis cendol
Pronounced “ess-chen-doll”, this is a dessert or alternatively an aperitif consisting of fun and highly textural flour based cendol pieces (usually green) served with a selection of fruits depending upon taste and occasion, served with coconut milk, shaved ice and topped with sweet palm sugar syrup.
Ingredients
225g packet of mung bean flour (hon kwe)*
1 can of jackfruit in syrup, cut into small bite-sized pieces
1 can of tody palm, cut into small bite-sized pieces
Palm sugar, shaved finely and added to a small amount of warm water to make a sweet, dark coloured syrup
1 can of coconut milk
Ice cubes (shaved)
Pandan colouring, few drops
* If you cannot find mung bean flour then rice flour will suffice but it will be mildly different in flavour, and more like the Malaysian style of cendol than the traditional Indonesian version.
Preparation
Place some water in a large bowl and add plenty of ice to make a cooling bath.
Place a saucepan over low heat with about 100ml of hot water and slowly add the mung bean flour, stirring constantly.
Once the mixture is thick and paste-like in consistency, add a few drops of the pandan colouring (which acts also as a flavouring) and remove from heat.
Put the paste in a wide colander and push through the colander directly into the ice bath. The green flour mixture will slip through the colander and harden when it drops into the cooling bath. These cendol “green worms” are the key to Eis Cendol. They provide the main textural element and distinctive colouring of the beverage or dessert.
The cendol can be kept in cold water or a cool vessel containing some coconut milk.
To make the beverage, layer the ingredients in a tall, slender glass, starting with the cendol, then palm seeds and jackfruit.
Top with coconut milk, then shaved ice, and drizzle with palm sugar syrup.
Serve with a long, slender spoon and straw.
Indonesian Restaurants
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| Restaurant | Suburb | |
| 1. | Abell's Kopi Tiam | Manuka |
| 2. | Vanidol's | North Hobart |
| 3. | Sparrow | Highgate |
| 4. | Bali Grill | Rosalie |
| 5. | Green Papaya | East Brisbane |
| 6. | Warung Agus | West Melbourne |
| 7. | Huong Huong | Marrickville |
| 8. | Ayam Goreng 99 | Kingsford |
| 9. | Slamet's Indonesian Restaurant | North Narrabeen |
| 10. | Buddha Belly Cafe | Terrey Hills |
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