10 palm balls Recipes

pandan leaves (screwpine, cut into 2cm lengths or substitute with a few drops of green coulouring), glutinous-rice flour (sifted), salt, water, grated coconut, mixed with, salt (place in a bowl), palm sugar (cut into small cube , 3mm), soft brown sugar

cooked taro root, mashed, glutinous-rice flour, cornstarch, coconut milk, palm sugar (can use cane or beet sugar), salt, water

ragi flour (in english - finger millet, african millet or ragi - obtained from indian stores), jaggery, grated (palm sugar), flaked coconut (best fresh - can use desiccated), cardamom powder, water

tapioca, glutinous-rice flour, wheat starch, shortening, caster sugar, water, sesame , sufficient to coat, grated coconut (this is about half coconut), palm sugar (sliced ), white sugar, water, oil

glutinous-rice flour, tapioca starch, water, salt, palm sugar, caster sugar, water, water, coconut milk, screwpine leaves (if available else use a bit of vanilla), freshly grated coconut , for serving

italian semolina bread , day old is fine, extra-virgin olive oil , 1 turn of the pan, pancetta or bacon, chopped, ground beef, garlic, chopped, yellow onions, peeled and finely chopped, carrot, peeled and chopped, coarse black pepper and coarse salt, worcestershire sauce, allspice , 1/3 palm full, red wine , 1 couple of glugs, beef stock, crushed tomatoes, handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, fresh smoked mozzarella , fresh mozzarella or scamorza (firmer, aged mozzarella balls) thinly sliced, handfuls grated parmigiano or romano, fresh basil, 20 leaves, shredded or torn

tamarind pulp (2 golf-ball size pieces), shrimp, peeled and deveined, lemon , juice of, ripe, salt, vegetable oil, black mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seed, fresh curry leaves, garlic cloves, sliced, asafetida powder, grape tomatoes or 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved, fresh green chile, minced, curry powder (sambar or madras), jaggery (brown cane sugar or palm sugar), thai fish sauce, chopped fresh cilantro

balsamic bbq sauce, ketchup, garlic, finely chopped, dark brown sugar, dark amber maple syrup, worcestershire sauce, aged balsamic vinegar, smoked sweet paprika, palmful coarsely ground black pepper, beef or chicken stock-in-a-box, sliced italian roast beef (substitute thick-sliced deli beef when leftovers are not available), crusty italian sub rolls or chunks of ciabatta bread, giardiniera italian hot pickled vegetables, drained and chopped, salad, arugula or watercress leaves, chopped, balls bocconcini, quartered, tomatoes, halved, basil leaves , torn or chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, salt and freshly ground black pepper