COCONUT CAKES WITH PALM SUGAR SYRUP

I love this sweet snack with gula melaka syrup. A indonesia snack,I do not the malay name. Easy and
use simple ingredients to make this nice snack.Use a good gula melaka to cook the syrup.

COCONUT CAKES WITH PALM SUGAR SYRUP

Ingredients;
200g freshly grated coconut
1/2 tsp salt

Dough ingedients;
200g white glutinous rice flour
5 tbsp tapioca flour
1/4 tsp salt
100ml ml (scant 1/2 cup water) (adjust the amount of water )

Palm sugar syrup
200g palm sugar,finely chopped
5 tbsp sugar
120 ml water

Method;.
1.Mix the grated coconut and salt together and steam for 5 minutes,set aside.
2.To prepare the palm sugar syrup,place the palm sugar,sugar and water in a small pan and simmer until the mixture is slighly thick and sticky,strain into a small jug or bowl,set aside.
3.to make the dough,combine the glutinous rice flour,tapioca flour and salt in a mixing bowl.add enough water to form a soft pliable dough.If dough seems crumbly,add a few drop of water (adjust the water to make the soft pliable ,slowly adding the water little by little)
4.Pinch off some pieces of dough and roll them between your palms into thin cylinders,slice into 1 cm ( 1-1/2 inch pieces on a diagonal)
5.Bring a pot of water to a boil over medium heat working in batches,gently drop the cakes into
the boiling water .When they rise to the surfaces,let it boil for a a minutes or two,indicated that they are cooked,remove them with a slotted spoon and roll them in the steamed cool grated coconut.
6.Serve drizzled with the palm sugar syrup