To Prepare :

• Break up the gula Melaka [Malaccan sugar] into small pieces [about half to an inch piece size]
• Peel, cook and mash sweet potatoes
• Sieve glutinous flour into a large bowl
• Add mashed sweet potatoes and pandan juice [Substitute: Coconut essence & green food color]
• Mix well to combine and knead into a dough
• Form dough into small balls, about 1 inch diameter
• Make a hole in the center of the ball and fill with a small piece of gula Melaka [Malaccan sugar]
• Roll again to make it into a small ball
• Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the dough balls
• When they float to the surface of the water, remove and place on a draining tray or sieve
• Add salt to the fresh grated coconut [Substitute: desiccated coconut or coconut flakes]. Mix well
• Roll the cooked glutinous balls over the coconut
• Best served warm - pops in your mouth with a sweet sensation of oozing gula Melaka [Malaccan sugar] syrup!