Cimpa are a variety of related cakes cooked by the Karo of North Sumatra, made of rice flour, coconut and palm sugar.
Four varieties of cimpa are produced:
Cimpa tuang - made from rice flour, grated coconut, palm sugar, and water. The mixture is made into a batter, which is fried like a pancakehttp://www.melikas.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=416:cimpa-tuang&catid=72:kuliner&Itemid=416 Cimpa unung-unung - made from purple glutinous rice 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 bamboo 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
References
External links Cimpa, makanan khas Suku Karo (video)