![]() Cerorot, sweets made of coconut milk and rice flour wrapped in coconut leaves; sold in Bali. | |
Alternative names | Celorot,cerorot,jelurut |
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Type | Snack (Kue/Kuih) |
Place of origin | Indonesia |
Region or state | Purworejo,Java[1][2][3] |
Associatedcuisine | Brunei,[4][5][6]Indonesia andMalaysia |
Main ingredients | Rice flour,coconut milk, wrapped with young coconut leaf |
Clorot,celorot,cerorot, orjelurut is an Indonesian traditional sweet snack (kue orkuih) made of sweet and soft rice flour cake with coconut milk, wrapped withjanur or youngcoconut leaf in cone shape.[7] It is a popular traditional sweet snack commonly found inBrunei,[4][5][6]Indonesia, andMalaysia.[8]
InJava, it is known asclorot orcelorot, and commonly associated withJavanese traditionaljajan pasar (market munchies).[7][9] InBali andLombok islands of Indonesia, it is known ascerorot. In Brunei and in theMalaysian states ofSabah, it is known ascelurut orjelurut.[10]
Gula jawa (palm sugar), pandan leaf, salt and water are boiled until done and mixed withcoconut milk. This sweet liquid then being poured uponrice flour andsago ortapioca flour, and mixed evenly. Thejanur or young coconut leaf rolled to form a long cone, similar to a small trumpet, secured and arranged upright. The thick-liquid sweet dough then filled into this coconut leaf cones until three-quarter full. Then the top section is filled with the mixture of coconut milk, rice flour and salt. These filled cones then beingsteamed for about 15 minutes until the dough inside the cone are cooked and hardened.[9]