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Kalo-kalo, a sweet treat made from fried and caramelized rice

Kalo-kalo, a sweet treat made from fried and caramelized rice

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A traditional Sulawesi treat: small tubes made from a mixture of rice flour and egg, deep-fried, and then coated in a thick sugar syrup and dried.

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Recipe from Ismidiana, Raflinoer32 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Kalo-kalo is a traditional snack from Baubau and the Buton Islands, in Sulawesi. The rice flour dough is shaped into small tubes, deep-fried, and then coated in sugar syrup. A crunchy snack that is perfect to enjoy with a cup of tea.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.50 $0.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.67
  • $0.35
  • $0.06
  • $0.09
  • $0.33

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

Directions

  1. Dry-fry the rice flour for 5 minutes, without letting it brown, then let it cool.
  2. Mix it with boiling water until you have a paste that clumps together and can be shaped.
  3. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  4. Salt to your liking. ≈ 2 min
  5. Spread the dough on a board, then cut it into 5 cm square pieces. Bring two opposite corners together to form a small tube. ≈ 8 min
  6. Fry until the tubes are dry.
  7. Let them cool completely, then coat them evenly with a thick sugar syrup, stirring to coat. Allow to dry.

The bill

Kalo-kalo, a sweet treat made from fried and caramelized rice

  • rice flour$1.67
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • salt$0.06
  • palm sugar or powdered sugar$0.09
  • coconut oil$0.33

Total$2.50

that's $0.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • rice flour
  • 1 egg
  • salt
  • palm sugar or powdered sugar
  • coconut oil

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