Biji Salak (Sweet Potato Dumpling)

Ingredients:
500 gr peeled sweet potato
50 gr tapioca flour + more if necessary
1 cup brown sugar + 2 liter water + 2 pandan leaves
1 can coconut milk + 1/3 cup water + a pinch of salt 

Direction:
Peel, cut, and steam sweet potato until soft.

Meanwhile, heat up coconut milk, water, and salt in a sauce pan. Keep stirring the coconut milk until it's steaming but not boiling. Remove from heat and let cool.

When the potato is done, mash until smooth and let sit until no longer steaming.
Add tapioca flour gradually, mix well. Add more flour as necessary if the batter is too wet and sticky.
The right consistency is when you make little balls they won't stick too much on your hands.

Prepare a bigger pot, add water, brown sugar, and pandan leaf, let it boil.
Drop the sweet potato dumpling into the boiling syrup. Do not make the balls too big, it will expand.
Repeat until finish.

Ready to be served :)

Cantaloupe Drink (Es Blewah)

Seattle is sizzling this week! Yesterday, the mercury touched 103F around 3 pm. Yikes! Today, it feels slightly better but the temperature is still hovering in the mid 90s. A perfect day to enjoy a cold healthy fruity drink.

Ingredients:
1 cantaloupe
2 cups water
simple syrup to taste or plain sugar
ice cubes

Directions:
Shred cantaloupe with big cheese shredder or use melon baller.

Add water and syrup to taste. Served cold with ice cubes during hot weather.

Spiced Pineapple Drink (Setup Nanas)

Ingredients:
2 cup diced pineapple
500 ml water
1/4 tsp cinnamon
3 cloves
2 tbsp brown sugar
enough granulated sugar to adjust the sweetness

Directions:
Boil water, sugar, cinnamon and cloves.
Add pineapple chunks, lower the heat and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Served cold with ice cubes.

Wedang Ronde Jahe (Indonesian Sweet Ginger Drink w/ Sweet Rice Pearl)

Bahan kuah wedang:
500 ml air
2 lembar daun jeruk (kaffir lime)
5 cm jahe, kupas, keprek
1/3 cup dark brown palm sugar
gula pasir secukupnya kalau kurang manis

Cara memasak kuah:
-Rebus semua bahan kira2 30 menit dengan api kecil-sedang
-Angkat, saring


Bahan ronde:
1/2 cup tepung beras ketan
1/4 cup air hangat
1 sdm kacang tanah + 1/2 sdm gula pasir, sangrai, tumbuk kasar, sisihkan
1/4 sdt essence pandan atau pewarna hijau secukupnya
1/4 sdt essence mawar atau pewarna merah secukupnya

Cara memasak:
-Didihkan air dipanci sedang
-Siapkan 1 mangkuk besar berisi air dingin
-Uleni tepung beras dan air sampai tercampur rata
-Bagi dua adonan, satu bagian diberi hijau, satu bagian diberi merah
-Bentuk sebesar kelereng, pipihkan, isi dgn sedikit kacang tanah tumbuk, bulatkan lagi
-Ceplungkan ke dalam air mendidih
-Setelah mengapung, tiriskan, masukan ke mangkuk berisi air dingin
-Ulangin sampai adonan habis

Hidangkan ronde disiram kuah wedang panas2

Untuk 6 porsi

Lemongrass Ice Tea

Bahan:
2 sachets black tea
2 batang sereh (lemongrass), memarkan
8 cup air panas
gula tebu secukupnya
1 sdt air lemon

Cara membuat:
-Seduh sereh dan teh selama 15 menit
-Tambahkan gula tebu
-Dinginkan
-Sebelum disajikan, beri sedikit lemon

Es Sarang Burung

Bahan:
1 bungkus agar2 warna hijau
500 ml air utk memasak agar2
1/3 cup gula pasir
1 kaleng lychee
sirup coco pandan

Cara memasak:
-Masak agar2, air dan gula hingga mendidih
-Masukan kecetakan sederhana, atau masukan kedalam mangkuk, biarkan hingga keras dan dingin
-Serut agar2 dengan serutan keju sehingga membentuk mie kecil2 (sarang burung)
-Taruh serutan agar2 didasar gelas, beri beberapa buah lychee, dan beri sedikit air lychee
-Tambahkan air hingga gelas hampir penuh, tambahkan 1-2 sdm syrup cocopandan
-Hidangkan