Lupis [ Sticky Rice Dumplings ]

Lupis (sometimes lopis) is a traditional food from Indonesia. It is a sweet cake made of glutinous rice. It can be sweetened further with shredded coconut topped with a thick palm sugar syrup. It is usually eaten as a breakfast or side dish in the evening tea time. Lupis is often found in traditional markets throughout Indonesia, and in Javanese area, especially in the middle and eastern of Java.

Ingredients

• 1 cup glutinous rice, rinse well and soak in water for about 45 minutes, drained.
•  Pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp slaked lime water
• 1 pandan leaf, make into a knot (optional)
• 1 drop of pandan extract (optional)
• Foil square, make into triangular pouch/ cone shape

Ingredients Syrup

• 1/2 cup gula Jawa/ palm sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 pandan leaf, make into knot
• 1/2 cup unsweetened grated coconut

How To make syrup

1. Just toss in sugar, water and pandan leaf into saucepan. Stir and let it comes to thick syrup. I like my syrup pretty thick, add more water for thinner syrup.

How To Make

1. After draining rice, toss in pinch of salt, add slaked lime water to rice. Stir. Add 1 drop of pandan extract. Mix well.
2. Take 1 piece of cone foil, fill with 1/3 - 1/2 cup rice. Fold the sides and crimp. Pack it in such way that it resembles equilateral triangle, all equal length three sides.
3. Put triangles in pot and cover with hot water. Boil for 2 hours. Check every so often and add hot water if necessary. Drain and let it cool.
4. Once the triangle bundles cool down, dredge on grated coconut.
5. Pour syrup on top of it.

Categories: Sweet Desserts