Green bean and cassava pudding with pandan leaves is delicious and easy to make, and these two desserts are tasty and very effective in cooling off on hot days. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to prepare these 2 refreshing cassava pudding recipes for your family!
1. Green bean cassava pudding
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking time
45 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Green Bean Cassava Pudding Serves 4
Green beans 200 gr (peeled) Cassava starch 100 gr Coconut milk powder 1 packet Pandan leaves 5 leaves Sugar 400 gr Salt 1 teaspoon Filtered water 400 ml
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose quality green beans
- You should choose fresh green beans that are plump and shiny, with a natural aroma. When held, they should feel firm and not leave any powdery residue.
- Do not choose beans with unusual colors, signs of mold or insect damage, or any strange smell
- If you can’t find peeled green beans, you can buy whole green beans; soak them for 2 – 3 hours before cooking and then remove the skins.
How to make Green Bean Cassava Pudding
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Prepare the ingredients
First, dilute water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then soak 200g of green beans for 1 – 2 hours until soft, then rinse with water.
Next, mix 100g of cassava flour with 300ml of filtered water.
Then, mix 1 packet of coconut milk with 100ml of hot water and stir well.
Finally, wash the pandan leaves and let them drain.
Tip: Instead of using packaged coconut milk powder, you can also buy ready-made coconut milk for cooking.
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Cooking pudding
Put a pot on the stove, pour in 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. When the water boils, add the soaked green beans and cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes until soft.
When the green beans are soft, add pandan leaves, 400g of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then gradually add the mixture of water and tapioca starch that has been mixed. Stir well until the mixture is combined and the sugar is completely dissolved.
Tip: You can adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.Finally, add coconut milk to the pudding pot, stir well once again until it boils again and it’s done.
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Final product
Green bean pudding with tapioca starch is smooth and thick, fragrant with the taste of coconut milk, sweet and rich with the flavor of green beans, delicious to eat and very nutritious. The pudding tastes better when chilled before serving.
2. Tapioca pearls from tapioca flour
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for making Tapioca Pearls from Tapioca Starch Serves 7 people
Tapioca starch 160 gr Agar powder 10 gr Sugar 3 tablespoons Boiling water 300 ml
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How to make Tapioca Pearls from Tapioca Starch
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Mix the flour
Put the tapioca starch into a bowl, then gradually add the agar powder and sugar. Mix everything well together.
Slowly add boiling water into the flour mixture and gently stir with a flat whisk. Wait for the mixture to cool slightly, then knead by hand until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.
After that, shape the dough into small balls for easy consumption. To prevent the tapioca pearls from sticking together, after rolling them, coat the pearls in dry tapioca starch once more.
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Boiling tapioca pearls
Place a pot on the stove and add about 1 – 1.5 liters of water, then bring to a boil. If the water level is low or evaporates during cooking, you can add more water!
Add the tapioca pearls to the boiling pot of water, continuously stirring with chopsticks so the pearls do not stick to the bottom of the pot.
When the tapioca pearls start to float, gently stir with chopsticks and cook for another 10 – 15 minutes. When the pearls begin to sink, turn off the heat, cover, and let them sit for an additional 15 – 20 minutes!
After that, remove the tapioca pearls and immediately soak them in cold water for about 5 – 7 minutes to make them firmer and chewier. If you like them sweet, you can add sugar and soak it together with the tapioca pearls!
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Final product
The tapioca pearls made from clear, chewy tapioca starch are delicious and attractive. The method is very simple, but the result is wonderful, just as good as from a shop!
3. Cassava pudding with pandan leaves
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pandan Leaf Cassava Pudding Serves 4 people
Cassava starch 100 gr Rock sugar 100 gr Pandan leaves 5 leaves Coconut milk 100 ml Filtered water 1 liter
How to Make Pandan Leaf Cassava Pudding
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Make Pandan Leaf Extract
Wash the pandan leaves, chop them finely after removing the roots. Then put them in the blender with 100ml of water and blend until smooth.
Once the mixture is smooth, filter the extract using a clean cloth or strainer.
Tip:
- To achieve a beautiful green color and reduce bitterness, soak the pandan leaves in warm water for about 5 – 10 minutes before blending.
- If you don’t have a blender, you can crush the pandan leaves and mix them with water, then filter it again.
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Cook pudding
Put a pot on the stove, add 700ml of water and 100gr of rock sugar, then bring to a boil. Next, mix 100gr of cassava flour with 200ml of cold water, stirring well until the flour is completely dissolved.
After the water boils and the rock sugar dissolves, you gradually add the mixed cassava flour water. Stir well until the flour dissolves, continue cooking for about 3 minutes until the mixture thickens and turns opaque white.
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Completion
You add the pandan leaf extract to the pot of dessert, stir well to combine the ingredients, and continue to cook until the dessert boils, which is the completion.
Note that when the dessert boils again, you should turn off the heat to avoid the dessert separating and losing the fragrant aroma of the pandan leaves.
Tip: If you want the dessert to be thicker, you can add a little tapioca flour to it.Finally, scoop the dessert into a bowl, pour a little coconut milk on top, and it is ready to serve.
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Final Product
Pandan leaf dessert is refreshing, combined with the creaminess of coconut milk and the fragrant aroma of pandan leaves, making it both visually appealing and delicious for summer days. The dessert can be enjoyed hot or cold with a few ice cubes.
How to choose high-quality cassava flour
- Visually distinguish it, genuine cassava flour will have a natural white color. Fake cassava flour often has a cloudy white or yellowish tint.
- You can dissolve cassava flour in water; if it completely dissolves without residue, it is genuine flour.
- Additionally, you can try heating cassava flour; pure flour will become very clear when heated, while low-quality flour will not have the same clarity.
Benefits of cassava flour
- Cassava flour is recommended by many doctors to aid digestion for patients with gastric ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Cassava flour is an effective refreshing drink for those suffering from high blood pressure, headaches, and mouth ulcers.
- The ingredients of cassava flour are rich in protein and lecithin, which help produce female hormones estrogen, helping the bust to be fuller and firmer.
Where to buy cassava starch, coconut milk?
- You can buy cassava starch, coconut milk at supermarkets, grocery stores, markets, etc. You can go to the nearest TasteVN supermarket to buy or more conveniently, purchase online at the website bachhoaxanh.com
- No matter where you buy, you should choose a reputable seller to ensure the health of your family!
- Additionally, to feel more at ease, you can make coconut milk at home following the very simple instructions from TasteVN.
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The dish of green bean and cassava pudding and fragrant, sweet, and creamy pandan cassava pudding is really easy to make, isn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen right away to prepare this refreshing cassava pudding and invite the whole family to enjoy it this summer. TasteVN wishes you success and don’t forget to leave your feedback after making it!
