Yam pudding, also known as yam sweet soup, is one of the traditional sweet soups that is very delicious and easy to make. This dish is perfect to enjoy on slightly cool days or after a family meal. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to learn 2 super simple and delicious ways to cook yam pudding!
1. Yam Pudding
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking time
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Yam Pudding Serves 3
Yam 2 pieces (about 500g) Cornstarch 2 tablespoons Sugar 300 g (can be adjusted to taste) Honey A little
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How to Make Yam Pudding
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Prepare the Yam
Wash the yam to remove the dirt on the surface; you can use a brush to scrub it clean. After scrubbing off the dirt, peel the skin off the yam.
Cut the yam in half; if the yam is too big, you should cut it into 4 pieces to make it easier to cook.
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Boiled yam
Next, place the yam into a pot, add enough water to cover the yam. Put it on the stove and boil over medium heat for about 20 – 25 minutes until the yam is soft.
You can test it by using a fork to poke it; if it feels light, then the yam is cooked. After the yam is cooked, take it out and place it on a plate to cool.
Then, cut the yam into small pieces, and remember to set aside a small portion to use for decoration later.
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Cooking dessert
Next, add 2 bowls of water and 200g of sugar into the pot, then place it on the stove and stir evenly over medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the chopped yam and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes to allow the sugar to soak into the yam.
During the cooking time, mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water. After about 15 minutes of cooking the dessert, when the yam has absorbed the sugar, gradually pour the cornstarch mixture in while stirring continuously to prevent lumps.
Cook for another 2 – 5 minutes until the dessert thickens slightly, then turn off the heat. Add a little honey to the pot and stir well to make the dessert fragrant and visually appealing.
At this point, scoop the dessert into individual bowls and decorate the top with thin slices of yam. And there you have it, you’re done!
Final Product
The warm, rich, chewy, and sweet sweet potato dessert is very delicious and easy to make. A bowl, though simple, may help you feel warm on rainy or cold windy days.
2. Sweet potato dessert with mung beans
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet potato dessert with mung beans For 5 people
Sweet potato 2 kg Mung beans, peeled 300 gr Coconut milk 200 ml Rock sugar 100 gr Banana oil 10 ml
How to choose and buy delicious mung beans for making sweet soup
- To cook sweet soup with delicious yam, you should choose the type that has already been shelled, has a beautiful yellow color, with firm halves, not infested with pests, and has the 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.
Where to buy coconut milk?
- You can buy coconut milk at supermarkets, grocery stores, markets, etc. You can go to the nearest TasteVN supermarket to buy or more conveniently, order online on the website bachhoaxanh.com.
- Additionally, to be more assured, you can make coconut milk at home following TasteVN’s instructions.
How to prepare Mung Bean Sweet Soup with Yam
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Prepare the ingredients
First, put the mung beans in a pot, rinse twice with water to remove any dust from the beans. Then soak the beans for 4 – 6 hours to allow them to soften.
Scrub the yam with a brush to clean off the dirt, then peel off the skin and any rotten parts. After that, cut the yam into small pieces to make it easier to cook.
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Cooking mung beans and yam
Add mung beans to a pot, add water until it covers the beans, then turn on the stove and cook over medium heat for about 20 – 25 minutes.
While cooking the mung beans, you should place another pot on the stove. Add the chopped yam to the pot, pour in enough water to cover the yam, then turn on the stove to medium heat and cook for 20 minutes until the yam is soft.
After about 25 minutes of cooking, when the mung beans are soft, turn off the stove and pour the mung beans into the pot with the cooking yam.
Stir well and continue to cook the mung bean and yam dessert for another 15 – 20 minutes until the yam is very soft. During the cooking time, occasionally stir the dessert to prevent the yam from burning at the bottom of the pot.
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Cooking sweet soup
After about 15 minutes of cooking the sweet soup, when the yam is completely soft, crush 100g of rock sugar and add it to the pot, stirring well until the sugar dissolves.
Lower the heat to medium and cook the sweet soup for another 10 minutes for the yam and mung beans to absorb the sugar.
Then, add 200ml of coconut milk to the pot, stir well, and add 10ml of banana oil (about 2 tubes) to the pot before turning off the heat. Now just scoop the sweet soup into a bowl and enjoy right away.
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Final product
The sweet yam and mung bean soup is thick, sticky, sweet, and fragrant, with a nutty flavor from the yam and mung beans, combined with the rich taste of coconut milk and a hint of aromatic banana oil.
With warm bowls of sweet yam and mung bean soup in hand, gathering with family to enjoy on cold winter days is truly wonderful.
What is yam bean (khoai mài)?
- Yam bean is one of the types of tubers that commonly grow in the northern mountainous regions. This type of tuber is a climbing plant with a smooth and slightly angular stem. The plant has a pinkish-red color and heart-shaped leaves.
- Yam bean usually has a long cylindrical shape, with a brown-gray skin, soft white flesh that is fragrant and has a slightly nutty taste. This type of tuber is often harvested and then processed into dishes such as soups, desserts, or stews as desired.
- This tuber may look similar to cassava (khoai mì) but differs in that yam bean has no fibers, with a sticky, nutty texture similar to taro, while cassava has fibers, a sticky and sweet texture, and is not as nutty.
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With 2 recipes for how to cook yam bean dessert (khoai mài) that TasteVN has shared, hope you will successfully make this warm, chewy, sweet, and delicious dessert for your family to enjoy!
