A couple of months back, my family was blessed with three packs of this orange colored ondeh ondeh by a neighbor who had purchased them from Ah Meng Ondeh Ondeh at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre.
Unlike the usual green colored pandan-infused glutinous rice balls, these handmade ondeh ondeh from Ah Meng are made with sweet potato instead.
They come ready packed in four ($1.60), six ($2.40) and eight pieces ($3.20). The stall also sell handmade tapioca kueh which are equally popular and gets sold out by noon.
Similar to making tang yuan, the dough were shaped into tiny balls filled with cubes of gula melaka within them. They are then boiled in hot water before finally rolled in a bed of desiccated coconut.
The ondeh ondeh here are freshly made from scratch at the stall everyday. The business and the making of kueh is now taken over by Ah Meng's daughter.
As I pop one into my mouth, it still felt warm to the touch.
The texture is soft and delicate due to its thin skin.
Some of the gula melaka had become molten but those that did not melt completely had that crunchy core instead which is equally tasty.
Due to their size, you do not get that cloying sweetness and it makes a perfect tea break choice with a cup of kopi o.
AH MENG 亚明
Hong Lim Market & Food Centre
531A Upper Cross Street
#02-45
Singapore 051531
531A Upper Cross Street
#02-45
Singapore 051531
Business Hours
Tue - Sun: 8.30am till sold out
Closed: Mon
Closed: Mon
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