I would like to share with everyone the process of making a sweet green bean porridge or bubur kacang hijau. This is how my Mom makes it......so delicious! I remember when I was young I used to grow these green beans at home.....it was so funny because when it was time to harvest them, I was only able to collect so little of the beans from the plants....it wasn't enough to make anything out of it......I would have to grow at least a 50 of these plant to be able to make this sweet porridge hehehe! Oh well.....I had fun though growing them....it was a good experience.....an experience I will never forget!
First you soak the green beans in water for a few hours to soften them.
This is called Sago.....one of the important ingredient of this sweet porridge.....soak this too for a few hours
Then you select which beans to throw away, the ones that did not soften during the soaking period and are still hard as it will break your teeth if you eat it! hahaha! :D
Then you boil it in water with some pandan leaves to make it fragrant.
Bring it to a boil
This is called gula melaka/palm sugar....it is a type of sugar that is made from the coconut palm tree....very sweet and fragrant too.
Smash palm sugar with a pestle and take just a few pieces of it to boil....
Let it boil in water with some pandan leaves....
Once the palm sugar has dissolved.....pour it into the pot of boiled green beans.
Let it boil slowly for awhile until the green beans are tender......test some to make sure it is thoroughly cooked....
Once you are sure that the green beans are thoroughly cooked, you can add in the sago....stir it occasionally and let it bring to a boil until the color of the sago turns clear/transparent...
Then you can add the coconut milk in it.....stir it in occasionally and add a pinch of salt and wait for it to boil....
And it's done!!! Ready to eat!
Yummy!!!!!!
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