On 18th March 2011, 9 students hungry for knowledge and food gathered at Ibu Yuke’s house. These students learnt how to make two traditional Indonesian desserts, Klepon (which is known to many of us as Onde-onde) and Agar-Agar Gula Merah. All 9 of them were eager to try out these recipes and needless to say, to taste them!
First, they made Klepon!
Cutting up Gula Melaka finely for the filling of the Klepon
Mixing all the ingredients to form the dough
Filling up the dough with the Gula Melaka
And rolling them into small balls
Boiling them
Covering them with grated coconut
YAY! :)
Happy students with their completed Klepon!
Next, they made Agar-Agar Gula Merah
Ingredients for the Agar-Agar Gula Merah
Mix them all together and bring to a boil
Pour the mixture into a mould and leave to cool, then refrigerate
Taking out the jelly from the mould
The jelly naturally separates into 2 layers!
Cutting it up into pieces
Yay! :)
9 happy students with their masterpieces. All eager to tuck in!
The 2 hours of cooking was filled with joy and laughter. And many of them learnt that it is actually very simple to make these 2 desserts and it is a lot cheaper to make it themselves rather than buying it. And i am sure that many of them will continue making these for their families and friends.