Chef Vindex Tengker

KETAN LUPIS glutinous rice cake with palm sugar syrup

Lupis or Lopis are sweet snack that made from steamed glutinous rice and served with palm sugar syrup and grated coconut.  Served as a snack to accompany coffee or tea. Ingredients: 1 kg glutinous rice, washed and rinsed 2 sheets pandan leaves, knotted 1 tsp salt or to taste ¼ coconut, grated long by holding facing coconut up, steamed 250 g palm sugar, shaved How to make: Steam glutinous rice and pandan leaves for about 3 hours. Take out from steamer and let them be cool.  Prepare banana leaves, make triangle, filled up with glutinous rice. Fold and secured with string. Boiled for about 2.5 hours. Take out from flame and let them be cool.  Unwrapped Lupis and arrange on the serving plate.  Topped with grated coconut steamed and palm sugar syrup. Palm sugar syrup:    Boil shaved palm sugar into hot water and add ¼ tsp salt. Note:    other style than triangle is folded round.  Get banana leaves and make like cylinder shape. Secure one end with toothpick.  Fill up with glutinous rice and secure the other end with toothpick.

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