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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.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Coconut Cream:
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 pandan leaf
Mung Bean Pudding:
  • 1/2 cup split mung bean
  • 1 pandan leaf
  • 4 cups | 1 liter water
  • 5 tbsp tapioca starch (or corn starch)
  • 5-6 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 pandan leaf

Method
 

Steaming the mung bean:
  1. Rinse the split mung bean until the water runs clear, then soak in the water for 2 hours.
  2. 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:
  1. In a medium pot, over medium high heat. Add water and tapioca starch, sugar, salt, pandan leaf and stir until thickened.
  2. Once it boils, take the pandan leaf out, add cooked mung bean and stir until well combined. Turn the heat off!
Coconut Cream:
  1. 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.
  2. Serve immediately with dee-fry breadsticks.
  3. Enjoy!