A dessert that is fragrant and rich, perfect for the whole family to enjoy as a dessert, which TasteVN wants to introduce to you today, is pumpkin and mung bean dessert. Get into the kitchen right away to showcase your skills with 2 extremely easy recipes for pumpkin and mung bean dessert!
1. Pumpkin and mung bean dessert
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Preparation
1 hour
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pumpkin and mung bean dessert For 6 people
Pumpkin 350 gr Mung beans, peeled 100 gr Sugar 100 gr Tapioca starch 100 gr Salt 1 teaspoon Coconut milk 100 ml Vanilla 1 teaspoon Shredded coconut 40 gr (or fresh shredded coconut) Water 600 ml
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How to make Pumpkin and mung bean dessert
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Soak the mung beans and prepare the pumpkin
Wash the mung beans thoroughly, then soak for 1 hour. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, wash clean and cut into pieces.
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Make pumpkin seeds
Place a pot on the stove, add chopped pumpkin, 600ml of water, and 1g of salt. Cook the pumpkin until soft.
Take out 100g of pumpkin and mash it with a spoon. Then add 15g of sugar, 80g of tapioca flour, and mix well.
Use your hands to lightly knead the dough, then roll it into small round balls and boil until cooked.
Tip
- The remaining pumpkin in the pot, you can continue to simmer it!
- If the dough mixture becomes runny after mixing, it means the pumpkin is not hot enough. You can fix this by placing the dough mixture in a non-stick pan, simmering on low heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute to make the dough chewy.
- When rolling the pumpkin seeds, remember to coat them with a layer of dry flour to prevent them from sticking together!
- When boiling, the pumpkin seeds turning translucent means they are cooked.
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Cooked pumpkin sweet soup
Coconut milk part:
Boil 100ml of coconut milk over low heat. When the water starts to simmer, add 20g of sugar, stir well until the sugar dissolves.
Dissolve 2g of tapioca flour with 1 teaspoon of water, then add it to the pot of coconut milk and stir well before turning off the heat.
Pumpkin sweet soup part:
Add 100g of soaked mung beans into the pot, then cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the mung beans are soft.
After 10 minutes, add 800ml of boiling water and 100g of sugar to the pot, and continue to cook until the mixture thickens slightly.
Dissolve 10g of tapioca flour with a little water, stir well.
Finally, add the boiled pumpkin seeds, the tapioca water, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the pot, stir well, and then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Serve the sweet soup in a bowl, drizzle with coconut milk, and add a little dried coconut to finish.
The sweet soup has an eye-catching yellow color, a rich flavor from the mung beans and pumpkin, and the creamy texture of coconut milk, enjoyed with soft and chewy pumpkin balls that are extremely delicious. You can enjoy the sweet soup hot or cold according to your preference!
2. Pumpkin and mung bean sweet soup (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pumpkin and mung bean sweet soup (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Pumpkin 500 gr Shelled mung beans 300 gr Sugar 250 gr Filtered water 700 ml
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How to make Pumpkin and mung bean sweet soup (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
Put the shelled mung beans into a bowl, add enough water to cover the beans, then soak for about 1 – 2 hours to let the beans swell and soften. Next, drain the beans, rinse them clean, and put them in a colander to drain.
Use a knife to peel the pumpkin and then use a spoon to scrape out the flesh and seeds inside. Next, cut the pumpkin into bite-sized pieces, rinse again, and let it drain.
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Cook Pumpkin and Mung Bean Soup
Place a pot on the stove, add chopped pumpkin along with 700ml of water and cover the lid, turn the heat to medium and cook for about 10 minutes until the pumpkin is cooked.
After the pumpkin is cooked, add all the soaked mung beans to cook with the pumpkin, continue cooking for another 10 – 15 minutes over medium heat until the pumpkin is soft and the mung beans have expanded.
Tip: If you see there is little water while cooking, you can add more water to ensure the soup has a suitable thickness so it won’t be too rich when eaten.Next, use a spoon to mash part of the pumpkin in the pot to give the soup a beautiful yellow color. Finally, add 250g of sugar to the pot, stir well until the sugar dissolves, then cook for an additional 3 – 5 minutes for the sweetness of the sugar to infuse into the ingredients before turning off the heat.
Tip: When cooking pumpkin, do not cook it for too long as it will become mushy, and do not cook it too quickly either because if the pumpkin is not fully cooked, it will lose its buttery and sweet flavor, making the soup less delicious.
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Final product
Scoop the dessert of pumpkin and mung bean into a bowl and enjoy. The dessert has a light sweetness, with the creamy pumpkin blending well with the sweet and fragrant mung beans, making it quite nutritious as well.
The pumpkin dessert is delicious whether eaten hot or cold. With just two ingredients, mung beans and pumpkin, you will have a delicious dessert that will make you want to eat more and more.
How to choose fresh and delicious pumpkin
- A good pumpkin usually has a yellow-orange color with a bit of dark green, yellow flesh, sweet aroma, and relatively firm texture. Choose heavy, firm pumpkins with smooth skin.
- It is advisable to select pumpkins with a stem length of 2 – 5cm, round shape, and naturally cut into relatively even sections because these pumpkins tend to be sweeter and more flavorful.
- Avoid buying pumpkins with short stems as they are more likely to rot and spoil quickly.
How to choose fresh, quality peeled mung beans
- To choose fresh and quality peeled mung beans, you should prioritize buying from reputable stores or supermarkets to ensure quality!
- Quality peeled mung beans should have a light yellow color, bright appearance, large and plump seeds, intact, and uniform.
- Avoid purchasing peeled mung beans with broken or crushed seeds or musty smell as these beans have been stored for too long and will be crumbly, lacking aroma and flavor.
Above are 2 recipes for making sweet pumpkin and mung bean soup that TasteVN wants to share with you. Remember to go to the kitchen to try your skills right away and invite the whole family!
