Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Singaporean Tau Suan
新加坡油條綠豆爽 Tau Suan
Recipe overview
Split mung beans are suspended in lightly thickened pandan syrup and served hot with crisp fried dough.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 250 g split mung beans
- 4 leaves pandan leaves
- 2 pieces fried dough sticks
- 1.2 L water
Pandan syrup
- 180 g rock sugar
Tapioca slurry
- 3 tbsp tapioca starch
- 80 ml water
02
Tools
- steamer
- saucepan
- bowl
- whisk
- ladle
03
Steps
Step 1
Rinse split mung beans
Rinse split mung beans.
Step 2
Soak beans thirty minutes and drain
Soak beans thirty minutes and drain.
Step 3
Spread beans on a plate
Spread beans on a plate.
Step 4
Steam twenty minutes until tender but intact
Steam twenty minutes until tender but intact.
Step 5
Knot pandan leaves
Knot pandan leaves.
Step 6
Boil water with pandan leaves
Boil water with pandan leaves.
Step 7
Add rock sugar and dissolve completely
Add rock sugar and dissolve completely.
Step 8
Remove pandan leaves
Remove pandan leaves.
Step 9
Mix tapioca starch with water
Mix tapioca starch with water.
Step 10
Pour slurry slowly into syrup while whisking
Pour slurry slowly into syrup while whisking.
Step 11
Gently fold in steamed mung beans
Gently fold in steamed mung beans.
Step 12
Ladle into bowls and top with sliced fried dough
Ladle into bowls and top with sliced fried dough.
Common mistakes
- Do not boil beans in syrup for long or they break down and cloud it.
Tips
Add slurry gradually because the dessert thickens further as it cools.
