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"CHE" - SWEET BEAN GRUELS
What is "Che"
Are often prepared with one of a number of varities of beans and or glutinous rice, cooked in water and sweetened with sugar
Other ingredients may include tapioca starch, salt, and pandan leaf extract
Each variety of chè is designated by a descriptive word or phrase that follows the word chè, such as chè đậu đỏ (red bean sweetened porridge), chè đậu đen (black bean sweetened porridge) and so on
In southern Vietnam, chè are often garnished with coconut milk
May be made at home, but are also commonly available freshly made in plastic containers, in Vietnamese grocery stores
If you would like to prepare yourself, you could use the following recipe to cook Taro Sweetened Porridge, a kind of very delicious one.
How to make
Ingredients
0.3 kg grated coconut flesh
1/2 liter water
0.5 kg caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
0.25 kg sticky rice
vanilla
0.4 kg taro
Equipment
Pot and stove
Filter
Bowl, plate and spoon
Grater
Preparation Steps: Taro Sweetened Porridge
Grate coconut flesh into a bowl to extract coconut milk with water (0.5liter). Add 0.5 liters of water to extract coconut flesh for the second time
Boil the second coconut juice and add the sticky rice. Continue to cook until well done. Allow water to evaporate
Wash and cook taro until well done. Peel and dice taro
Add diced taro and sugar to the mixture. Simmer for about 20 minutes then stir the mixture constantly to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pan. Stop cooking and add vanilla. Stir regularly for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat when the water has evaporated. Taro sweetened porridge should be thick and consistent
Wash and drain sticky rice
Serve hot or cold with the first coconut juice