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Bunga pudak, coconut sticky rice cakes

Bunga pudak, coconut sticky rice cakes

Desserts

Small, slightly misshapen rice cakes, filled with sweetened shredded coconut, scented with rose, and colored red and green.

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Recipe from Rulwarih, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Bunga pudak is a popular Malaysian dessert: a thin, sticky rice flour dough, shaped into circles in a pan, then topped with sweet coconut and folded into a square. The topping, which has a rose fragrance, takes on two different colors.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$2.62 $0.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people

Decoration

  • $0.19
  • $0.06
  • $0.57

Dough

  • $1.76
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. For the filling, mix the coconut, sugar, a pinch of salt, and rose extract, then divide into two portions and color one portion red and the other green. ≈ 4 min
  2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Place each half in the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Set aside.
  3. For the dough, mix the water and salt, then gradually add the flour, working it with your fingertips until you achieve a breadcrumb-like texture. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
  4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
  5. Place a spoonful of dough in a colander and strain it in a circular motion over the frying pan: it will form a delicate lace pattern.
  6. Place the filling in the center and fold in half. ≈ 3 min
  7. Take a moment, remove the dough, and start again until all the dough is used. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Bunga pudak, coconut sticky rice cakes

  • 240 grams of sugar$0.19
  • salt$0.06
  • red and green food coloring$0.57
  • 240 g of glutinous rice flour$1.76
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt$0.04

Total$2.62

that's $0.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of shredded white coconut
  • 240 grams of sugar
  • salt
  • Rose scent
  • red and green food coloring
  • 240 g of glutinous rice flour
  • 150 ml of water
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt

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