Jenang gaplek, a cassava dish cooked with palm sugar
A Javanese dessert from Madiun: a thick porridge made from cassava flour and cornstarch, cooked in coconut milk with palm sugar and vanilla, resulting in …
Jenang gaplek originates from Madiun, in eastern Java. This thick porridge, made from cassava flour, coconut milk, palm sugar, and vanilla, is cooked until it becomes glossy.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total45 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$5.24 $0.66 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.33
- $0.56
- $1.04
- $3.29
- $0.02
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Grate the coconut and press it with 1 liter of water to obtain coconut milk. Cook it with the sugar, salt, and vanilla until it thickens.
- Mix the cassava flour and cornstarch with approximately 300 ml of water. ≈ 4 min
- Pour this mixture into the coconut milk and stir until the mixture becomes glossy and oily. ≈ 4 min
The bill
Jenang gaplek, a cassava dish cooked with palm sugar
- 250 g of dried cassava flour (gaplek)$0.33
- 500 g of palm sugar$0.56
- 100 g of cassava starch$1.04
- 1 vanilla bean$3.29
- 1/2 cup of salt$0.02
Total$5.24
that's $0.66 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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