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Jalabria, sticky rice doughnuts with palm sugar

Jalabria, sticky rice fritters with palm sugar

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Javanese-style doughnuts, made with sticky rice flour and coconut, deep-fried and then coated in a caramel made from palm sugar.

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Recipe from Raflinoer32, Akbar Soepadhi, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Jalapria is a traditional snack from Western Java, made with sticky rice flour and palm sugar, and is commonly found at local markets. Its donut-shaped pastries are coated in a caramelized syrup.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$6.77 $0.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

15 people

Dough

  • $1.83
  • $1.15
  • $0.37
  • $1.52
  • $0.11

Fried and sauce

  • $1.68
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Gather all the ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  2. Bring the coconut milk to a boil, then remove it from the heat.
  3. Combine the glutinous rice flour, regular rice flour, cooked coconut milk, shredded coconut, and salt. ≈ 4 min
  4. Mix until a dough forms. ≈ 4 min
  5. Let the dough rest for a while, covered with a clean cloth.
  6. Take a small amount of dough and shape it into circles with a hole in the center, like donuts. Continue until all the dough is used. ≈ 10 min
  7. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan.
  8. Fry the doughnuts until they are cooked through and crispy.
  9. In a non-stick frying pan or saucepan, melt the palm sugar or granulated sugar, stirring until it thickens like caramel. Add the water to smooth out the sauce’s texture.
  10. Place the fried jalabrias in the sauce and stir to coat them evenly. ≈ 4 min
  11. Remove them one by one and arrange them on a plate. ≈ 3 min
  12. Serve the jalabria. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Jalabria, sticky rice fritters with palm sugar

  • 250 g of glutinous rice flour (black or white)$1.83
  • 200 ml of liquid coconut milk or powdered coconut milk$1.15
  • 50 g of rice flour$0.37
  • 200 g of shredded coconut$1.52
  • salt$0.11
  • 1 liter of frying oil$1.68
  • 150 g of palm sugar or granulated sugar$0.11

Total$6.77

that's $0.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of glutinous rice flour (black or white)
  • 200 ml of liquid coconut milk or powdered coconut milk
  • 50 g of rice flour
  • 200 g of shredded coconut
  • salt
  • 1 liter of frying oil
  • 150 g of palm sugar or granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons of water

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