Cendol Recipe | Food and Beverage

What is cendol?
Cendol is a refreshing Southeast Asian iced dessert made of green pandan jelly noodles, palm sugar syrup, and coconut milk, often served with shaved ice.
It is very popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore as a cool, sweet drink‑dessert for hot weather.

Ingredients (for about 4–6 servings)
Cendol noodles (pandan jelly):
100 g rice flour
50 g tapioca or sago flour
400–500 ml water
4–5 pandan leaves + 1–2 suji leaves (or 1–2 tsp pandan juice / pandan paste)
1 pinch of salt
½–1 tsp green pandan‑flavoured food colouring (optional) 

Palm sugar syrup:
150–200 g palm sugar (gula aren / gula merah)
150–200 ml water
1–2 knotted pandan leaves
A pinch of salt
Coconut milk sauce:
200–400 ml thick coconut milk
100–200 ml water
2–3 tbsp sugar
1–2 knotted pandan leaves
Pinch of salt

Coconut milk sauce:
200–400 ml thick coconut milk
100–200 ml water
2–3 tbsp sugar
1–2 knotted pandan leaves
Pinch of salt 

To serve:
Crushed / shaved ice
Optional toppings: diced jackfruit, red beans, or sweet corn. 

Step‑by‑strap instructions (in English)
Prepare pandan water
Blend 4–5 pandan leaves + 1–2 suji leaves with about 300 ml water, then strain. This gives the green pandan colour. 

Make cendol jelly mixture
In a bowl, mix rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, and pandan water (or pandan paste + water) until smooth.
If you want a very bright green, add a little green pandan‑flavour colour. 
Cook the cendol dough
Pour the mixture into a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring all the time.
Keep stirring until the mixture becomes thick, glossy, and translucent (about 5–10 minutes). Turn off the heat when it looks like a soft sticky paste. 

Shape the cendol noodles
Prepare a bowl of cold water + ice cubes.
Use a cendol press, colander, or a plastic bag with small holes to press the hot cendol paste into the ice water.

The green strands will quickly harden into “noodles” in the cold water. Let them cool for about 10–15 minutes, then drain and keep in a little water. 

Make palm sugar syrup
In a small saucepan, combine palm sugar, water, knotted pandan leaves, and salt.
Heat and stir until the sugar dissolves and the syrup thickens a bit (about 5–7 minutes). Remove pandan leaves and let the syrup cool. 

Make coconut milk sauce
In another pan, mix coconut milk, water, sugar, pandan leaves, and salt.
Heat gently with constant stirring until warm and slightly thickened but not curdled. Do not let it boil too hard.


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