Bangkinang seeds

Bangkinang seeds

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These soft, chewy seeds are a specialty of Banjarmasin, made with sticky rice flour and coated in a sweet sauce.

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“Bangkinang” are a delicious traditional specialty from Banjarmasin, in southern Kalimantan. These soft, seed-like ingredients, which resemble salak fruit, are prepared with sticky rice flour and coated in a sweet sauce made from sugar and coconut milk.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$8.57 $2.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.02
  • $1.25
  • $0.70
  • $1.56
  • $0.00
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the sticky rice flour and the regular rice flour with coconut milk, then mix until you have a smooth paste. ≈ 4 min
  2. Whisk the eggs, then add them to the dough until the mixture is smooth. ≈ 4 min
  3. Roll out the dough to form a long shape, then cut it into pieces. ≈ 10 min
  4. Melt the sugar until it reaches a thick consistency, then add the dough pieces to the melted sugar, mixing until they are well coated.

The bill

Bangkinang seeds

  • 0.5 kg of glutinous rice flour$5.02
  • rice flour: 1/4 kg$1.25
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 2 glasses of coconut milk$1.56
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04

Total$8.57

that's $2.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 0.5 kg of glutinous rice flour
  • rice flour: 1/4 kg
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 glasses of coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon of rock salt
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of salt

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