Category Desserts

Rice balls with coconut dressing

Rice balls with coconut dressing is a traditional Myanmar food from Myeik, the southern region of Myanmar. It is usually stuffed with palm sugar and peanut. The receipe is similar to another Myanmar food, Mote Lone Yay Paw, but it is often served with pearl sago and coconut dressing. So this is a perfect receipe to make and share during Myanmar New Year as a variation to a more popular food Mote Lone Yay Paw.

Rice balls Ingredients

• glutinous rice flour – 400 g
• rice flour – 100 g
• water – 400 ml
• Red and gren food colouring, as optional

Rice Balls (Mote Lone Yay Paw)

Mote Lone Yay Paw is a traditional sweet rice balls. The name says food that float on water, in Myanmar language. It is usually stuffed with palm sugar. The food is often served during the celebration of Myanmar New Year which is also know as Thingyan Festival. During the festival, which includes throwing water at each other, some youngsters, in sprite of teasing each other, stuff hot chillies in rice balls instead of palm sugar. Mote Lone Yay Paw is often served with grated coconut.

Ingredients

• glutinous rice flour – 800 g
• rice flour – 200 g
• coconut – 1 (grated)
• water – 1 cup

• Apple flavor color – 1...