🇧🇳 Bruneian Cuisine

Kuih Cincin

Ring-Shaped Rice Flour Cookies

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 20
Difficulty Medium
Calories 114 kcal

Crunchy, ring-shaped cookies made from rice flour, palm sugar, and coconut milk, deep-fried to a satisfying golden crunch — a nostalgic Bruneian classic.

Ingredients

  • 400g rice flour
  • 100g palm sugar, grated and dissolved in 100ml water
  • 150ml coconut milk
  • 1 egg (optional, for richness)
  • Pinch of salt
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  1. 1 Dissolve palm sugar in warm water and strain to remove impurities.
  2. 2 Mix rice flour with salt, then add coconut milk and palm sugar water gradually.
  3. 3 Knead into a smooth, pliable dough that does not stick to hands. Add more flour if needed.
  4. 4 Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll into thin ropes about 10cm long.
  5. 5 Join the ends to form rings and press the seam to seal.
  6. 6 Deep fry at 160°C, turning occasionally, for 4-5 minutes until deep golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels.

Did You Know?

During Hari Raya, Bruneian households compete to produce the most perfectly shaped kuih cincin — uneven rings are jokingly blamed on the cook being distracted by gossip.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/bruneian/kuih-cincin/