Mung Bean Pudding
- 0.5 (6 ounce) package split moong beans (mung beans)
- 4 cups water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup tapioca starch
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Soak peeled split moong (mung) beans in warm water for 3 hours or more. Rinse, then steam over boiling water for 20-30 minutes or until done.
- Mix 3 3/4 cups water with the sugar, and stir over medium heat in a saucepan. Heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Leave the heat on.
- In a separate bowl, quickly mix tapioca starch with 1/4 cup of water, and stir until dissolves. Add this to the sugar syrup. Stir until the liquid gets clear and thick (a few minutes).
- Add the steamed mungbeans to this mixture, and gently stir to mix.
- In a small saucepan, mix coconut cream and salt, stir until dissolved. Cook over low heat until it starts to boil. Remove from heat. This is your topping.
- Place the mungbean pudding into a small bowl, and top with a tablespoon of coconut cream.
moong beans, water, sugar, tapioca starch, coconut cream, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mung-bean-pudding-438146 (may not work)