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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On hot days like this, having a bowl of sweet soup to enjoy and cool down is truly unmatched. One of the nutritious sweet soups that cannot be missed is the attractive coconut water sweet soup. Let’s cook with TasteVN!
Ingredients for Coconut Water Sweet Soup For 3 people
Coconut water 200 gr Mung beans 100 gr Black-eyed peas 100 gr Dalat white beans 100 gr (green beans) Lotus seeds 100 gr Tapioca flour 4 teaspoons Agar-agar 20 gr Pandan leaves 50 gr (1 bunch) Coconut milk powder 50 gr (1 packet) Rock sugar 100 gr Salt 1/2 teaspoon
How to choose good, quality coconut water
- Good coconut water will have a dark brown color, with a bunch of many fruits closely attached to each other without dropping too many fruits.
- Usually, young coconuts have thin, soft meat, while mature coconuts are crunchy and harder, and are not as sweet as young coconuts.
Suggestions for where to buy ingredients for making chè
- The most common place to buy sweet potato flour and various types of beans is at supermarkets, as they have clear origins and it’s easy to control the product’s expiration date.
- In addition, traditional markets are also very trustworthy. However, you should still choose reputable places and carefully observe whether the beans are moldy or not.
- Currently, various e-commerce platforms are also bustling with sales due to their great convenience. Just find a reputable brand and place an order, and it will be delivered right to your door.
- Nowadays, there is a type of canned coconut milk that is very convenient as it saves a lot of time compared to powder form. Additionally, you can make coconut milk yourself in the most common way by squeezing the milk from grated coconut, which is not too difficult.
How to prepare Coconut Water Chè
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Prepare coconut water and pandan leaves
Strongly hit the whole bunch of coconut water on the ground to separate it into individual fruits.
Next, use a knife to cut each fruit in half, then use a spoon to scrape out the flesh inside. After that, clean the coconut water and let it drain.
Cut the base of the pandan leaves, wash them clean, and then tie them neatly together.
Tip: To save time, you can buy pre-cut coconut water flesh; when you get home, you just need to wash it again.
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Boil the mixed beans
Soak the sweet potato flour in water for 15 – 45 minutes. The seaweed should also be soaked in water for 10 – 15 minutes until it expands.
Soak the white beans from Da Lat, black-eyed peas, mung beans, and lotus seeds in water for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow the beans to swell. Be sure to drain the water.
Place a pot on the stove and add the white beans from Da Lat, black-eyed peas, mung beans, and lotus seeds to boil for 20 – 30 minutes over high heat. When the beans are soft, remove them.
Tip: To save time, you can soak the beans for 10 – 20 minutes before boiling to soften them.
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Make coconut milk
Take a bowl and mix 50g of coconut milk powder with 250ml of water until well combined.
Next, place a pot on the stove and cook for 10 minutes on low heat until the coconut milk mixture is thick and smooth, then turn off the heat and pour it into the bowl.
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Cook the dessert
Place a pot on the stove with 300ml of water, 100g of rock sugar, 50g of pandan leaves, and 200g of coconut water, cooking on medium heat for 10 minutes.
Then add the potato starch, various beans, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and cook for another 10 minutes.
After the dessert boils, remove the pandan leaves and add the agar and all the coconut milk, cooking for another 7 – 10 minutes, seasoning to taste before turning off the heat.
Tip:- If the potato starch has soaked long enough and is soft, you can add it last along with the agar.
- To make the dessert taste better, skim off any foam that forms while cooking.
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Final Product
This dessert is truly very nutritious and helps to cool the body. The natural sweetness of the coconut water combined with the rich flavors of various beans and lotus seeds, along with a bit of creaminess from the coconut milk, has captivated many people irresistibly.
This coconut water dessert can be enjoyed with a bit of peanuts and chilled, which will be wonderful. Let’s enjoy your final product right away.
The above article has provided you with a recipe for making coconut water dessert, a specialty dish from the Mekong Delta that is nutritious and suitable for family gatherings where everyone sits together and chats. Wishing you success and a delicious meal with your loved ones!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel HỒNG THANH FOOD
