Tau Suan is a sweet Chinese delicious dessert prepared from split mung beans and served with fried breadsticks with thick sweet syrup and coconut cream.
Serve with deep fry breadsticks, Yummy!
Steam the split mung bean after it has been soaked in water for 2 hours. Pandan leaf is known for its fragrant aroma.
For making the thick gravy we need water, tapioca starch, sugar, salt, pandan leaf and stir until thickened.
You can serve the mung bean pudding with coconut cream or milk, to add more flavour to the cream we will be making coconut cream with coconut milk, pandan leaf, and a pinch of salt.
Mung Bean Pudding (Tau Suan)
Tau Suan is a sweet Chinese delicious dessert prepared from split mung beans and served with fried breadsticks with thick sweet syrup and coconut cream.
Ingredients
Method
Steaming the mung bean:
- Rinse the split mung bean until the water runs clear, then soak in the water for 2 hours.
- In a steamer, bring water to a boil, then lower the heat to medium. Place the cotton cloth in then evenly spread the soaked mung bean and pandan leaf on top, steam for 20-25 minutes.
Mung bean pudding:
- In a medium pot, over medium high heat. Add water and tapioca starch, sugar, salt, pandan leaf and stir until thickened.
- Once it boils, take the pandan leaf out, add cooked mung bean and stir until well combined. Turn the heat off!
Coconut Cream:
- In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add coconut milk, salt, and stir. Then add pandan leaf, and bring to a boil. Take off the heat.
- Serve immediately with dee-fry breadsticks.
- Enjoy!
