Lotus seeds, aloe vera, and mung beans are all nutritious ingredients that are good for health. Today, let’s combine them into delicious and nutritious desserts with 2 ways to cook lotus seed aloe vera longan and refreshing mung bean dessert. Let’s get cooking.
1. Lotus Seed Aloe Vera Longan Dessert
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lotus Seed Aloe Vera Longan Dessert Serves 4
Lotus seeds 20 gr Aloe vera 2 kg Longan 5 gr Pandan leaves 5 leaves Lemon 1/4 fruit Vanilla 2 sticks Sugar 120 gr Salt a pinch
Where to Buy Longan?
- Currently, longan is quite popular and widely sold, so it is not difficult to find good quality longan.
- You can easily find many types of longan at herbal medicine shops or search at grocery stores, supermarket chains, and e-commerce sites that specialize in selling dessert cooking ingredients,…
- If you have time, you can also make longan at home using the recipe below.
How to make Lotus Seed Aloe Vera Longan Dessert
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Prepare Aloe Vera
Dissolve 1.5 teaspoons of salt in a glass of water with the juice of 1/4 lemon.
Peel the aloe vera and soak it in the diluted saltwater solution for 5 minutes.
Then, cut the aloe vera into large cubes. After cutting, continue to soak the aloe vera in the diluted lemon saltwater for another 5 minutes before rinsing it clean.
Next, briefly blanch the aloe vera in boiling water and then transfer it to ice water to soak for 10 minutes.
Tip: If you like sweet aloe vera, you can drain it and marinate it with sugar.
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Prepare lotus seeds and longan
After washing the lotus seeds, add 1 teaspoon of salt to remove the bitterness of the seeds. Then, soak the lotus seeds in warm water for 10 minutes, then remove and rinse thoroughly.
Wash the longan to remove any dirt and let it drain.
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Cook lotus seed dessert with aloe vera and longan
Pour 1.2 liters of water into the pot and then add the lotus seeds to cook for 15 minutes on low heat.
Once the lotus seeds are soft, add 120g of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
To make the dessert more fragrant, wash 5 pandan leaves, tie them neatly, and add them to the pot with lotus seeds for 5 minutes, stirring gently, then remove.
Next, add the longan to the pot and stir well. Finally, add the aloe vera and then add 2 vanilla tubes and quickly turn off the heat.
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Final Product
This dessert can be enjoyed hot or cold, both are very delicious.
The fatty lotus seeds combined with the crunchy and chewy aloe vera, especially the fragrant longan, create a captivating flavor, enhanced by the refreshing sweetness of the dessert.
A dessert that is both delicious and refreshing for summer days that is hard to resist.
2. Lotus Seed Dessert with Aloe Vera and Mung Beans
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lotus Seed Dessert with Aloe Vera and Mung Beans Serves 4
Mung beans 200 gr Lotus seeds 200 gr Aloe vera 4 stalks Pandan leaves 2 pieces Rock sugar 500 gr Salt A pinch
How to choose good, plump mung beans
- When buying whole mung beans, remember to choose firm, plump beans, with no damaged beans and a recent expiration date.
- Good mung beans are those with thin skins, beautiful shiny green color, and uniform round beans, firm mung beans, free from pests, and have a fragrant smell of mung beans.
How to make Lotus Seed, Aloe Vera, and Mung Bean Dessert
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Prepare lotus seeds and mung beans
Soak mung beans in cold water for 4 hours, then drain.
Rinse lotus seeds briefly with cold water, then soak them in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain and rinse.
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Prepare aloe vera
Cut the aloe vera in half, remove the thorny edges on both sides, then use a knife to carefully peel off the skin.
Next, cut the aloe vera into small cubes and put them into a bowl, add salt and gently massage to release the slime.
Rinse the aloe vera with cold water until the slime is gone.
Boil a pot of water, add the aloe vera to the boiling water for a quick blanch, then remove and soak in ice water to help the aloe vera become white, crunchy, reduce slime, and eliminate bitterness.
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Cook green beans and lotus seeds
Place a pot on the stove, pour in 1 liter of water, then add the green beans and lotus seeds, cooking over medium heat for 20 minutes.
When the lotus seeds and green beans are cooked and expanded, add the pandan leaves and 500g of rock sugar, cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
Scoop the dessert into a bowl, then add a desired amount of aloe vera to the dessert and enjoy.
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Finished Product
The dessert has a strong aroma of pandan leaves blended with the natural fragrance of mung beans.
The combination of creamy lotus seeds, chewy and crunchy aloe vera, and soft delicious mung beans, along with the subtle sweetness of rock sugar, creates a refreshing and tasty dessert for this summer.
How to choose good dried lotus seeds
- When selecting dried lotus seeds, you should choose seeds that have had their hearts removed, are opaque white, small and uniform because they have a very fragrant and rich taste, and are high in nutritional content.
- Avoid choosing seeds that are infested, chipped, or have a musty smell from being stored for too long.
How to choose fresh and delicious aloe vera
- You should choose aloe vera with small branches, even green color, with white spots, still fresh, and with slime oozing out of the cut.
- Avoid buying large, long branches of aloe vera. These types of aloe vera often have growth hormones and pesticides that are not good for health.
- Aloe vera that has a yellowish-green color and withered edges is aloe vera that has been harvested for a long time, which you should also avoid buying.
How to process aloe vera to be non-slime and non-bitter
- When you buy aloe vera, wash it clean and remove the skin, then cut it into small cubes. Then continue rinsing it under water to let it release some of the slime.
- Soak the aloe vera in water mixed with salt and lemon juice for 15 minutes. Use your hands to gently squeeze the aloe vera pieces to completely remove the bitter slime inside.
- Rinse the aloe vera with clean water, briefly blanch it in boiling water, then take it out to drain; the aloe vera will retain its crispness and deliciousness.
- Marinate the aloe vera with sugar for about 2 hours. This method will help the aloe vera lose its bitter slime while still keeping its crunchiness and adding sweetness to the aloe vera.
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With the above formula, you can easily make 2 dishes of lotus seed and aloe vera dessert, longan, and mung beans, right? So what are you waiting for? Quickly head to the kitchen and make this dessert now. Wishing you success.
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel: SUC KHOE TAM SINH and Góc Nhỏ Của Chí Lê
