Ingredients: * 1 cup Palm pulp * ¼ cup grated Coconut * ½ cup all-purpose Flour * 2 tbsps rice Flour * ? -½ cup Sugar, adjust accordingly * 1 pinch of Salt Method: 1. Remove the thick skin of sugar palm and then separate the kernels of it. Normally, there are 2 or 3 kernels in a palm. Then ...
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