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Es Doger

Classic Indonesian shaved-ice dessert with creamy coconut milk, cocopandan syrup, sweet ketan hitam, jackfruit, nata de coco, and avocado.

Intermediate
1h 25m
4 servings
Es Doger

Ingredients

  • 200g (7 oz) black glutinous rice (ketan hitam), rinsed
  • 900ml (3 3/4 cups) water (for cooking rice)
  • 120g (4 1/4 oz) palm sugar (gula merah), chopped
  • 240ml (1 cup) water (for palm-sugar syrup)
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Method

  1. 1Cook the ketan hitam: In a medium pot, combine 200g (7 oz) rinsed black glutinous rice with 900ml (3 3/4 cups) water. Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until the grains are very tender and the mixture is thick.
  2. 2Make the palm-sugar syrup: In a small saucepan, simmer 120g (4 1/4 oz) palm sugar with 240ml (1 cup) water for 5 minutes, stirring until fully dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
  3. 3Sweeten the rice: Stir 150ml (2/3 cup) of the cooled palm-sugar syrup into the cooked rice and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until glossy and thick. Cool for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  4. 4Make the coconut base: Whisk 400ml (1 2/3 cups) coconut milk with 160ml (2/3 cup) sweetened condensed coconut milk and 1g (1/8 tsp) fine salt until smooth. Refrigerate until cold.
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