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Bubur cha cha
Sweet potato, taro and sago in warm pandan coconut milk. A colourful, comforting bowl.
45 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Cha cha in coconutMake it your way
Grandma's waySweet potato, taro and sago in pandan coconut milk.
The original375kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
45minutessame
Sweet potatoorange and purple, cubed
Colocasia (taro root, eddoes)taro, cubed
Sabudana (tapioca pearls)small sago pearls
Water1¼ cups
Thin coconut milk1⅔ cups
Palm sugar (gula melaka)4 tbsp
Sugar3 tbsp
Pandan leaves2, knotted
Thick coconut milk1⅔ cups
Salt½ tspMethod
- 1Steam the sweet potato and taro cubes for 15 minutes until just tender.
- 2Boil the sago in plenty of water until clear, then rinse.
- 3Simmer the water, thin coconut milk, sugars and pandan until dissolved.
- 4Add the cubes, then the thick coconut milk and salt; heat gently. Stir in the sago.
Serve it like thisServe warm in small bowls, or chilled with crushed ice, with a pandan leaf on the side.