Name of dessert: Getuk Ubi

Ingredients:

800g tapioca, peeled and cut into 5cm pieces
180g coarsely grated coconut
180g grated palm sugar or brown sugar
pinch of salt
finely grated coconut to garnish

Methods:

1) Put tapioca pieces into a pot of water and boil for 20 minutes till cooked. Drain and mash while still hot.
2) To the mashed tapioca, add the coarsely grated coconut, palm sugar and salt. Mix well and press the tapioca into a rectangular tray. Leave to cool.
3) Cut into squares or bars and serve with an extra sprinkling of finely grated coconut.

Serves 6.

Recipe courtesy of The Singapore Women's Weekly (February 2002 issue)