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Prep time
4 hours
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Cook time
45 minutes
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makes
16 patties
Author Notes
Gandasturi is one of traditional kue in Indonesia (kue is term for Indonesian cakes or pastries or sweet snack). It’s a perfect pair with a cup of jasmine tea. Usually the main ingredients for this sweet snack is Mung Beans but in this recipe I use Green Lentils.
—Chantique
Ingredients
- Sweet Beans Mixture
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250 grams
Green Lentils
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2 tablespoons
Rice Flour
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100 grams
Sugar
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70 milliliters
Coconut Milk
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2 pieces
Pandan (screwpine) leaves
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a pinches
Salt
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Oil for deep frying
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1200 milliliters
Water
- Breaded Mixture
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7 tablespoons
all purpose flour
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3 tablespoons
Rice flour
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1 tablespoon
Sugar
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120-140 milliliters
Cold water
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a pinches
Salt
Directions
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Soaked Green Lentils for 4 hours or over night. Wash and drain well.
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In a large pot, combine green lentils, water and pandan leaves (you can use vanilla powder as a substitute) bring to a boil until soften and the water has been absorbed and reduced.
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Add sugar, salt and coconut milk. Stir once a while. Cook until thicken and dry.
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Remove from the heat and set aside. Let the Sweet Beans mixture cool down at room temperature.
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Take 2 – 3 tablespoons of the mixture. Shape into small patties, about 1/2 centimeter thick. This mixture will make about 15-16 patties. Make sure you press the patties hard against your palm when shaping. The patties should not have any air gap otherwise they would fall apart when fried.
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Combine the breaded mixture ingredients. add water little by little and stir until the dough is smooth with medium thickness. You can strain the mixture to get rid of the lumps.
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Dip patties into breaded mixture, a couple at a time. Deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown.
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Drain on paper towel and serve warm with a cup of jasmine tea.
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