Tuesday, May 31, 2016

How to make Mung Bean Starch WormJelly/Lod Chong/Chè Bánh Lọt/Dawet/Cendol Drink

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Cendol
Lod Chong/Chè Bánh Lọt/Dawet/Cendol Drink

Worm Jelly Recipe:
100 gram Pandan/Screwpine leaves
650 gram/ml Water
50 gram Mung Bean Starch
10 gram Tapioca Starch
40-gram Rice Flour
3 tbsp Sugar
A pinch of Salt

Method:
Cut the Screwpine leaves into small pieces.
Add 650ml water for blending the leaves. blend til the leaves is almost pulverized.
Then strain this mixture and squeeze the leaves to extract about 625-650 ml of liquid.
Divide the extract into 425ml and 225ml.
In a bowl add all the dry ingredients,combine well the dry ingredients.
The divided extract of 425ml, bring it to a boil.
Then the rest 225ml extract added with the dry mixture. Whisk well till combined with no lumps.
Once the liquid comes to a boil, pour the combined mixture into a pan. while pouring in other hand keep stirring.
Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring until batter thickens and turns to a translucent green.
Fill a bowl with ice cubes and cold water. set a mold over it.
Remove cooked batter from heat.
Spoon out a lump onto either any flat base utensils/ big metal colander which have big holes/potato ricer and use a pastry cutter to push down the batter straight through the holes into the bowl that's fill with ice water.

Filling: serving for 4-6 person
750ml Coconut Milk
A pinch of Salt
2-3 Knotted Screwpine leaves

Pour milk into a pot and add a pinch of salt and knotted leaves. Then heat the milk in low simmer till warmed through (reminder: do not bring it to boil). Lastly, remove from heat and discard the leaves and keep at aside till it cools down.

Sweetness filling:
250-gram blocks Palm sugar/Coconut sugar
250 ml Water
A pinch of Salt
2-3 knotted Screwpine Leaves.

Add all ingredients at once, then let it simmer until all the sugar has dissolved then remove from heat and discard the leaves.

Mixing method:
In a bowl or nice drink glass, add a Shaved Ice or Crushed Ice, then layer the melted Palm Sugar, Coconut Milk and finally Cendol.
Actually, this drink can be created as your own preference. You can be creative in layering them. Enjoy :)

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