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Galamai, the delicious treat from Minangkabau

Galamai, the Minangkabau sweet

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A traditional Minangkabau sweet from Sumatra: a sticky rice flour dough, cooked for a long time in coconut milk with sugar and palm sugar until it becomes…

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Recipe from Adhmi, Ardzun, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Galamai is a local specialty of West Sumatra, particularly popular in the Payakumbuh region. It is a traditional pastry, often sold at local markets and given as souvenirs to tourists. This sweet treat is also known locally as “dodol”.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodoven or hearth
  • Estimated cost$9.76 $1.22 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $3.67
  • $5.74
  • $0.11
  • $0.24

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the palm sugar in the water and let it reduce into a thick syrup.
  2. Pour in the coconut milk into a large saucepan over medium heat, along with the sugar and salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Stir regularly until it thickens.
  4. Add the sticky rice flour and stir until the mixture thickens.
  5. Add the palm sugar syrup. ≈ 4 min
  6. Keep stirring over the heat until the dough becomes firm and elastic. ≈ 4 min
  7. Transfer it to a mold. ≈ 3 min
  8. Let it cool, sprinkle with shredded coconut, and serve.

The bill

Galamai, the Minangkabau sweet

  • 500 g of glutinous rice flour$3.67
  • 1 liter of coconut milk$5.74
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 300 g of palm sugar$0.24

Total$9.76

that's $1.22 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of glutinous rice flour
  • 1 liter of coconut milk
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 300 g of palm sugar
  • 200 ml of water
  • A pinch of salt
  • Shredded coconut, ready to serve

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