Recipe Ingredient
- 200g Gula Melaka, chopped
- 1 cup water
- 300g green mung beans (lok tau), soaked for 1 to 2 hours and drained
- 100g castor sugar
- 1.5 litres water
- 2 leaves, knotted
- Combine and squeeze to get santan:
- 1 grated coconut
- 1 cup water
- 1/4tsp salt
Instructions
- Boil gula melaka and water in a saucepan until sugar has dissolved completely. Strain the syrup and set aside.
- Combine mung beans, sugar and water in a deep pot. Bring to a boil for 20-25 minutes. Add syrup to the mung beans and simmer over low heat for 20-25 minutes or until the beans are soft and the liquid in the pan is reduced to half.
- Stir in coconut milk, add the salt and bring to a low boil. Serve this sweet dessert either hot or if preferred, cold.
