Cendo
By: Anncoo
Published: Friday, March 2, 2012 - 5:31am

Ingredients




200g Gula Melaka (palm sugar)
1 cup Water
2 Pandan leaves (knotted)
250g Coconut milk + 1/2 tsp salt
1 packet Cendol strip
Cooked red beans (from my Red Bean Soup)
adequate shaved ice

Preparation

1 Roughly chop gula Melaka. 2 Place gula Melaka, water, pandan leaves in a pot and cook over medium heat till thoroughly dissolved. 3 Discard pandan leaves and strain the syrup. Set aside 4 Add salt to the coconut milk and chill in refrigerator. 5 To serve, place 2 tbsp of cendol strips, add cooked red beans in to a glass, gula melaka syrup (3-4 tbsp depending how sweet you want), shaved ice and top with coconut milk.

About

Cendol is a popular and traditional dessert originating in South East Asia. The dessert basic ingredients consist of coconut milk, cendol (a worm-like jelly made from rice four with green food coloring ~ usually derived from the pandan leaf), shaved ice and gula melaka (palm sugar). Next to these basic recipe, other ingredients such as red beans, grass jelly, creamed corn or even durian, might also be included.