Cimpa are a variety of related cakes cooked by the Karo of

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, made of rice flour, coconut and palm sugar. Four varieties of cimpa are produced: * Cimpa tuang - made from

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flour, grated coconut,

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, and water. The mixture is made into a batter, which is fried like a

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* Cimpa unung-unung - made from purple

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flour, grated coconut, palm sugar, and water. The ingredients are mixed into a dough, and are placed into individual singkut-leaf wrappers ( is a plant from the genus curculigo in the family of hypoxidaceae). * Cimpa bohan - made using purple glutinous rice flour, palm sugar, and grated coconut, cooked inside

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* Cimpa matah Cimpa are traditionally consumed on the sixth day of the Kerja Tahun festival.http://repository.usu.ac.id/bitstream/123456789/18047/3/Chapter%20III-IV.pdf

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External links

Cimpa, makanan khas Suku Karo (video)
Batak cuisine Batak Karo