Thai Style Steamed Pandan Pudding Food

STEAMED PANDAN TAPIOCA PEARL CAKES

Steps:

• Toss the coconut and salt together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Blend the pandan leaves with 3/4 cup water in a blender or food processor until smooth; strain through a piece of cheesecloth. You should get about 1/2 cup pandan juice.
• Bring 3 cups water and the tapioca pearls to a boil in a sauce pan; cook at a boil until the pearls are translucent and soft, about 10 minutes. Stir the sugar and tapioca flour into the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved; add the pandan juice and stir until you have a thick batter. Remove from heat and pour into foil cups.
• Bring a couple inches of water to boil in a large pot. Place a few of the cups at a time in a steamer insert and place over the boiling water. Steam until the cakes are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Top the cakes with the coconut to serve.

SANKAYA (THAI PANDAN PUDDING)

Steps:

• Heat coconut milk over medium-high heat in a small pot until it just begins to bubble, about 5 minutes.
• Combine water, cornstarch, and tapioca starch in the empty coconut milk can; stir until all starches are dissolved.
• Add water and starch mixture to coconut milk, stirring gently. Keep mixing until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in well beaten egg yolk. Keep cooking pudding over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds to prevent it from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan. Add pandan and salt; stir for 30 seconds more. Remove from heat and let settle until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.

THAI PANDAN CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl beat the two eggs.
• To get coconut cream, remove the lid from a can of coconut milk and, without stirring the contents, remove the top cream and discard the thin liquid. It should take around 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk to yield 1 1/4 cups coconut cream.
• Add the coconut cream and sugar to the eggs, and whisk it together until the sugar dissolves. Pour this into a double boiler and stir it constantly until it thickens up. Then add milk, mix well, and add the pandan. Continue stirring until it thickens up then transfer to smaller bowls.
• Serve with warm bread or sweet bread of your choice. We love this as a dipping for fresh waffles. Enjoy!

THAI TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Rinse tapioca in cool tap water. Drain.
• Place in saucepan with 6 cups water.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Drain and rinse.
• Combine coconut milk and 2 cups water in a clean saucepan.
• Add tapioca to milk mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Add sugar and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat.
• Taste and add more sugar or salt as needed.
• Let mixture sit in saucepan for 30 minutes.
• Pour into dessert glasses and serve warm. Serves 8.
• Variation: Serve chilled with 1/4 cup diced honeydew melon added to each serving.