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Abok Abok Sago

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Calories: 58
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pearl sago - washed and drained.
  • 200 g gula Melaka chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1.5 cups of grated coconut
  • Pandan leaves
  • Banana leaves

Method
 

  1. Soften banana leaves and cut into 12-15cm squares (Depends on how big you want them to be)
  2. Prepare a steamer half filled with water. Add the Pandan leaves to the water.
  3. Mix sago, coconut and salt together.
  4. Roll banana leaf into a cone shape and secure it with a toothpick.
  5. Place 1 tbsp of mixture in cone. Top it with some gula melaka (about 1tsp) and end it with another tbsp of sago. Secure it with another tooth pick.
  6. Steam for 15-20 minutes.

Notes

A good way to soften banana leaves is to heat them over the stove for a few seconds or dip the leaves in a pot of boiling water.