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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Lotus seed and mung bean sweet soup is a refreshing and sweet dish that helps cool down in the summer and is chosen by many people. Let’s join cooking with TasteVN to make this delicious sweet soup as a way to recharge for your leisure days!
Ingredients for Lotus Seed and Mung Bean Sweet Soup Serves 3
Fresh lotus seeds 300 gr Mung beans 200 gr (peeled) Sugar 300 gr Vanilla 2 sticks Salt 1/4 teaspoon
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh lotus seeds
- To buy lotus seeds that still retain their freshness, you should buy them directly from the lotus pond or choose unpeeled lotus seeds.
- It is advisable to select mature lotus seeds and avoid buying young lotus seeds because when cooked, young lotus seeds can become tough and lack the rich flavor of mature lotus seeds.
- Limit purchasing processed and dried lotus seeds as this type will lose some of the delicious flavor when making sweet soup.
How to choose delicious peeled green beans
- You should choose and buy beans that are plump, not shriveled, not infested with pests, and relatively uniform in size.
- Select beans with a light, characteristic aroma of green beans, uniform color, and no discoloration.
- Avoid buying beans that are uneven in color or have a moldy smell, and if you squeeze them, they should be hard, not soft and crumbly.
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How to prepare Lotus Seed Green Bean Dessert
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Prepare the ingredients
Fresh lotus seeds should be washed clean and drained. If the lotus seeds still have the bitter heart, remove it to avoid bitterness when eating.
Green beans should be rinsed several times with water to remove dust, then soaked in warm water for about 1 – 2 hours to help soften the green beans, making them easier to cook.
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Cook Lotus Seed Green Bean Dessert
Place a pot on the stove, add 400ml of water, and bring to a boil. Then add the lotus seeds and boil for 15 minutes, continuing to add the green beans and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Tip: If the water level is low, add just enough water for your family to eat.After the lotus seeds and mung beans are soft, add 2 vanilla sticks, a pinch of salt, and 300g of sugar, then stir well until the sugar dissolves and adjust the sweetness to taste before turning off the heat.
Note: You must let the lotus seeds and mung beans soften before adding sugar; otherwise, the beans and seeds will be hard and not cooked through.
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Final Product
The lotus seed mung bean soup is refreshing with a light sweetness and the soft, creamy texture of the beans and lotus seeds, making it very enjoyable to eat.
If eating hot, you just need to scoop it into a bowl and enjoy immediately. If you want to eat it cold, just add ice or leave it in the refrigerator for 1 – 2 hours, and you can enjoy this refreshing, nutritious soup.
This will definitely be a cooling dessert for my family on hot days.
Finally, we have completed the dish lotus seed green bean sweet soup. Hopefully, through the above instructions, you can successfully make it to enjoy with your family on summer days!
