Sweet potatoes are a type of food that is widely used to prepare a variety of dishes, especially notable for desserts, which may be simple but are very delicious. Today, TasteVN will share with you 2 ways to cook sweet potato and mung bean dessert that are tasty, quick, and easy to make at home. Let’s get cooking right away with this delicious dessert!
1. Sweet Potato and Mung Bean Dessert with Tapioca Starch
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet Potato and Mung Bean Dessert with Tapioca Starch Serves 3
Sweet potatoes 500 gr ( about 2 tubers ) Mung beans, peeled 100 gr Tapioca starch 50 gr Grapefruit essential oil a little Brown sugar 70 gr Salt a little
Information about brown sugar
- Brown sugar is a type of sucrose, this type of sugar is produced from the leftover liquid of white sugar after crystallization, which is why it often has a dark brown color.
- Brown sugar is usually packaged in round or square blocks, used to prepare dishes such as making cakes or cooking sweet soups. Brown sugar helps to add sweetness and color to dishes.
- You can easily find brown sugar at spice and dry goods stalls in traditional markets or purchase it at supermarkets as well as on e-commerce websites.
Where to buy grapefruit flower essential oil?
You can buy grapefruit flower essential oil at stores selling flavoring used for cooking or find it on e-commerce websites. Additionally, you can refer to the recipe for making grapefruit flower syrup from TasteVN, which is very simple and can be used for cooking sweet soups, making it very fragrant.
How to make Sweet Potato and Mung Bean Pudding with Sago
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Rinse and soak mung beans
Rinse the mung beans several times with water, then soak the mung beans in warm water for about 2 – 3 hours for the beans to expand.
Next, drain the mung beans.
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Prepare sweet potatoes
Use a peeler to peel the sweet potatoes clean, then rinse them thoroughly with water.
Prepare a bowl of diluted saltwater, then cut the sweet potatoes into square pieces about 1/2 finger thick. Soak for about 10 minutes, then remove the sweet potatoes!
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Simmer sweet potatoes and mung beans
Add the prepared sweet potatoes and soaked mung beans into a pot, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 700ml of water, then place it on the stove to cook over medium heat for about 15 – 20 minutes until the mung beans and sweet potatoes are soft.
Tip: To keep the broth clear, during the simmering of the sweet potatoes and mung beans, if any foam rises, be sure to skim it off!
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Add flour and sugar to cook the sweet soup
You take 1/2 cup of water and add 50gr of tapioca flour, then dissolve the flour and add it to the pot of sweet soup, then add 70gr of brown sugar!
Stir well until the sugar and flour are completely dissolved, cook for another 4 – 5 minutes, add a little grapefruit essential oil for fragrance, taste it according to your family’s preference, then turn off the heat!
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Final product
Serve the sweet potato with mung beans in a bowl and enjoy. The sweet soup has a fragrant grapefruit aroma, the sweet soup is refreshing and sweet, the sweet potato is soft, and the mung beans are creamy. This sweet soup will surely be loved by everyone in the family!
2. Sweet potato with mung beans and coconut milk
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
1 hour
Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet Potato and Mung Bean Che with Coconut Milk Serves 5 people
Sweet potato 500 gr Mung beans 400 gr Coconut milk 300 ml Diluted coconut milk 500 ml Pandan leaves 3 leaves Tapioca starch 200 gr Sugar 200 gr Salt a little
Canned coconut milk can be purchased directly at TasteVN supermarkets or online at the e-commerce site bachhoaxanh.com with various types of canned coconut milk, diverse and convenient. Additionally, you can make coconut milk at home using a very simple recipe from TasteVN’s guide.
See details: How to make smooth, delicious coconut milk easily at home
Information about Tapioca Starch
- Tapioca starch is made from the root of cassava, small grains, round-shaped, opaque white. When cooked, tapioca starch turns translucent and has a slightly chewy texture.
- In sweet dishes, tapioca starch is often added to create thickness, binding for the dessert and adds a chewy sensation.
- Tapioca starch has a neutral nature, sweet taste and provides benefits to the body such as enhancing health, nourishing, and replenishing lost energy and blood.
How to make Sweet Potato and Mung Bean Pudding with Coconut Milk
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Prepare the sweet potatoes
Peel the sweet potatoes cleanly with a peeler, then cut into squares and soak in diluted salt water to remove the sap, then take them out to drain.
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Wash the mung beans
Soak the mung beans in water to remove any broken or bad seeds, then rinse a few times with water to clean off dirt.
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Cook the mung beans and sweet potatoes
Add the mung beans to a pot with a little water and cook for about 20 – 25 minutes over medium heat until the mung beans are just cooked, then drain the water from the mung beans.
Next, add the mung beans into a pot with 500ml of diluted coconut milk, the prepared sweet potatoes, 3 pandan leaves, and finally 500ml of water, and cook for about 10 – 15 minutes until the sweet potatoes are cooked.
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Cooking tapioca pearls with coconut milk and finishing
Soak the tapioca pearls for about 10 minutes, then rinse to remove all dirt, and then put them in a pot to cook for about 7 – 10 minutes until you see the tapioca pearls swell and turn translucent.
Transfer the tapioca pearls to a colander and rinse again with cold water, then add 300ml of coconut milk to the pot with the tapioca pearls.
In the pot with mung beans and sweet potatoes, remove the pandan leaves and add 200gr of sugar, cooking for another 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves completely. Finally, add the soaked tapioca pearls with coconut milk, cook for another 3 minutes, taste for your family’s preference, and then turn off the heat!
Tip: To prevent the mung beans and sweet potatoes from being tough or hard, you should add the sugar towards the end!
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Final product
Serve the sweet potato mung bean dessert with coconut milk in a bowl and enjoy. The dessert has a beautiful green and yellow color, with soft, sweet sweet potatoes, creamy mung beans, and a sweet, rich coconut milk flavor.
This dessert is sure to impress your family!
How to choose good sweet potatoes, not bitter
- You should choose sweet potatoes that have an intact appearance, not cracked or chipped. When you pick up the potato, it should feel heavy, firm, and not bruised.
- You should not buy overly large sweet potatoes because they have a lot of fibers; buying medium-sized sweet potatoes is the best. If you see sweet potatoes with black spots or pockmarks, that’s a sign that the sweet potato is spoiled or bitter.
- Especially avoid sweet potatoes that have sprouted, as they should not be used for cooking to prevent poisoning.
See details: How to choose good sweet potatoes, not bitter
How to choose good mung beans
- To save time in preparation, you should choose the pre-peeled type, which has a nice yellow color, with firm halves that are not infested and have a light, characteristic aroma of mung beans.
- If you buy mung beans with the skin on, you should choose beans that are plump, evenly sized, and not infested or shriveled.
See more: Health benefits of mung beans
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With the recipe that TasteVN shared with you today, you surely know how to make the 2 ways to cook sweet potato and green bean dessert, right? What are you waiting for, quickly go to the kitchen and make this dessert right away. Wishing you success.
*Source of recipe and reference images from the YouTube channel RURAL CUISINE and NAM VIET
