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Kue/Kuih Koci Gula Kelapa (Kue Bugis Ketan Hitam)

written by Marvellina Updated: February 27, 2022
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Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Kue Bugis/Kue Mendut)- Traditional Indonesian snack/dessert made with glutinous rice flour and stuffed with sweetened coconut and palm sugar filling, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed.

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Kue koci and I go all the way back to childhood. It’s like one of my favorite childhood’s snacks. My dad bought them over. Dad had such a sweet tooth and soft spot for kue kue, our term for any savory snack or sweet dessert. We had them for afternoon snacks usually. Not much considered a dessert, at least not in our family. Kue koci is sweet, but like many other Indonesian kue kue, it is considered a snack.

KUE KOCI GULA KELAPA

Kue koci is made with glutinous rice flour, in this case, both white and black glutinous rice flour. A sweetened coconut filling is stuffed into the dough, wrapped in a banana leaf and then steamed. The purple color of the kue koci comes from black glutinous rice flour. There are also varieties without using black glutinous rice flour. Majority of it is made with white glutinous rice flour, the black glutinous rice flour is mainly for “coloring”.
The dough has a texture of mochi if you are wondering, because the Japanese mochi is also made with mochiko flour (similar to white glutinous rice flour). The origin of this cake is unclear, but definitely popular across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

HOW TO MAKE BLACK GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR

Black glutinous rice flour is not readily available where I am. I actually grind my own.
The recipe only calls for 40 grams of black glutinous rice flour, but you can grind extra. Let’s say we use 100 grams. Place them in a coffee grinder or blender and then grind until really fine. Sieve the flour and then grind again. You need to grind several times until you get a really fine flour. Any extra can be stored in a dry air-tight container for up to one month at room temperature.

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

INGREDIENTS USED TO MAKE KUE KOCI

1. White glutinous rice flour
2. Black glutinous rice flour (homemade)
3. Palm sugar or coconut sugar
4. Coconut milk
5. Coconut cream
6. Cornstarch
7. All-purpose flour

KUE KOCI WITH COCONUT SAUCE

The version I grew up with wasn’t served with coconut sauce, but I love it with coconut sauce. Anything with coconut really! Some people will spoon the coconut sauce into the banana leaf, place the dough in, and steam it with the coconut sauce.

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

HOW TO STORE AND REHEAT LEFTOVER KUE KOCI

They can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Freeze them if you want to store it longer. They can be reheated in a microwave for few minutes until warm or in the steamer. If reheating the frozen kue koci, do not thaw, steam in the steamer for 10 minutes and they are as good as new.

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Kue/Kuih Koci Gula Kelapa (Kue Bugis Ketan Hitam)

Servings 12 pieces
4.6 from 5 reviews
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Ingredients

Dough:

  • 160 gr glutinous rice flour
  • 40 gr black glutinous rice flour
  • 170 ml coconut milk

Coconut filling:

  • 180 gr palm sugar or coconut sugar
  • 50 ml coconut cream
  • 200 gr grated coconut
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp corn starch

Coconut sauce:

  • 180 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tsp rice flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar

For wrapping:

  • 12 pieces 15x20 cm banana leaves
  • Cooking oil for brushing

Instructions
 

  • Soak the banana leaves in warm water for 30 minutes while preparing other things. Wipe them dry before wrapping and brush with some neutral tasting cooking oil

Prepare the filling:

  • Place the palm sugar and coconut cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Let the sugar melts. Stir in grated coconut and salt. Stir to mix everything. Sprinkle in the cornstarch and stir to mix again and cook until the mixture is rather dry. Set aside to let it cool down before wrapping

Prepare coconut sauce (optional):

  • Place all ingredients in a saucepan and whisk until smooth. Put on the stove and cook over medium heat and keep whisking until the sauce is thickened slightly

Prepare the dough:

  • Microwave the coconut milk until it's hot, but not boiling hot. You can do so on the stove too. Place both flours and hot coconut milk in a large mixing bowl. Stir to mix everything. The dough should come together into a non-sticky dough and pliable

Shaping the dough:

  • Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Divide the dough into equal portion. The dough and the filling portion should be about the same in weight. For example 20 gr of dough with 20 gr of filling
  • Flatten the dough with your palm into about 4-inch circle. Place the filling in the middle and wrap the dough around it and roll into a smooth ball

Wrap into cone-shaped:

  • Get one banana leave and shape into a cone
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Place the dough ball in the cone. Gently push it into the cone 
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Fold one side over 
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Then the other side over
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Fold the two sides over
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • This is a cone-shaped kue koci
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Wrap into parcel:

  • Place the dough ball in the middle of the banana leaves
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Fold the opposite side over
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Fold the other side to overlap
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Fold the right and left side
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • Fold the two sides underneath
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)
  • You have a parcel
    Kue Koci Gula Kelapa (Glutinous Cake with Coconut Filling)

Easy no wrap:

  • Just place the dough ball on a small piece of banana leaves

Steaming:

  • Place the kue koci in a steamer and steam for 10 minutes

Serving:

  • Serve with coconut sauce 
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2 comments

Grace July 11, 2021 - 4:12 pm

Hi Marvellina, is black glutinous flour ketan hitam? Do you think I should be able to grind it in flour mill?

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Marvellina July 11, 2021 - 9:47 pm

Hi Grace, yes, it’s ketan hitam. I use my Vitamix blender to blend it until really fine, took several rounds, but it’s doable. If you have a flour mill, it should work I think.

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