Ketupat, a type of sticky rice wrapped in palm leaves

Ketupat palas, sticky rice in palas leaves

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Sticky rice balls cooked in coconut milk, wrapped in woven palm leaves in a triangular shape, served with grilled fish or rendang.

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Ketupat palas is a sticky rice cooked in coconut milk, served in a triangular shape within woven palm leaves. It is often served as a side dish with saucy dishes and grilled fish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time2 hr 30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total3 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in water
  • Estimated cost$8.80 $0.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people
  • $8.73
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Wash the sticky rice, then drain it. Extract the coconut milk by pressing the coconut. Pour the milk into a saucepan with a pinch of salt and stir until it simmers.
  2. Add the rice and stir until it is well combined and partially cooked. Remove from the heat and let it cool for 15 minutes.
  3. Decorate the woven palm leaves with rice, or weave the leaves around the rice to form a triangle. ≈ 10 min
  4. Cook the ketupat in a saucepan filled with water halfway, until the water has completely evaporated.
  5. Serve with grilled fish, rendang, or fried minced meat.

The bill

Ketupat palas, sticky rice in palas leaves

  • 1 large bag of sticky rice (approximately 3 kg)$8.73
  • salt$0.07

Total$8.80

that's $0.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 large bag of sticky rice (approximately 3 kg)
  • 4 cocon, which is approximately 3 kg of thick coconut milk.
  • Sufficient amounts of palas leaves, woven into a triangular shape.
  • salt

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