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Cendol falooda
Cendol falooda, from above
VegMumbai x Singapore

Cendol falooda

Falooda met cendol at a hawker stall. Now it is a tall glass of green, gold and very cold.

60 minTime
8 gProtein each
mildSpice
A tall glass from two cities2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
478kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Pandan leaves4 leaves, cut
Water1¼ cups
Rice flour⅓ cup
Tapioca starch2 tbsp
Salta pinch
Ice cubeslots of crushed ice
Sabja seeds (basil seeds)2 tsp
Vermicelli¼ cup falooda sev
Palm sugar (gula melaka)⅓ cup, grated
Thick coconut milk¾ cup
Milk1¼ cups, chilled
Sweet red bean paste⅓ cup
Vanilla ice cream4 scoops

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Blend the pandan with the water and strain. Whisk in the rice flour, tapioca starch and salt and cook on medium low heat, stirring, for 6 minutes until thick and glossy.
  2. 2Press the hot paste through a colander with large holes into a bowl of iced water. Chill 10 minutes.
  3. 3Soak the sabja seeds in 1/2 cup water for 15 minutes. Boil the vermicelli for 3 minutes, drain and rinse cold.
  4. 4Melt the palm sugar with 4 tbsp water on low heat for 4 minutes into a syrup. Cool.
  5. 5Mix the coconut milk with the milk and a pinch of salt and keep cold.
  6. 6Layer each tall glass with syrup, red bean, cendol, sabja, vermicelli and crushed ice. Pour over the coconut milk and top with a scoop of ice cream and more syrup.
Serve it like this

Build it in a tall clear glass so the layers show, finish with a round scoop of ice cream and a slow drizzle of gula melaka down the side. Long spoon and a straw.

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