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Mung Bean Pastries

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This Thai dessert features Mung bean flour, Sugar, Red or green food colouring, Rice flour, Coconut milk. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 2
Calories: 438.9
Description
This Thai dessert features Mung bean flour, Sugar, Red or green food colouring, Rice flour, Coconut milk. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Mung bean flour
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 2 dr Red or green food colouring
  • 1/4 cup Rice flour
  • 3/4 cup Coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoon Yellow mung beans, optional
Directions
  1. 1
    In a large bowl, combine the mung bean flour, sugar, food colouring & 2 c cold water.
  2. 2
    Stir until the flour is almost dissolved.
  3. 3
    Strain through cheesecloth into a pot.
  4. 4
    Over medium
  5. 5
    heat ,
  6. 6
    stir the liquid until all remaining solids are completely dissolved & the mixture is thick & sticky enough to
  7. 7
    coat a spoon.
  8. 8
    Cool for 15 minutes.
  9. 9
    Cover a baking sheet with waxed paper.
  10. 10
    Drop the mixture by the spoonful onto the sheet.
  11. 11
    Do not allow the circles to touch.
  12. 12
    Let cool to room temperature.
  13. 13
    In a large bowl, combine the rice flour, milk & salt, stirring until dissolved.
  14. 14
    Strain into a pot & cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  15. 15
    Drop 1 ts of this onto the cooling gelatin circles.
  16. 16
    In a dry skillet, toast the yellow mung beans until they turn light brown.
  17. 17
    Generously sprinkle onto the pastries & refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
  18. 18
    They will keep in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 days

Nutrition Facts

Servings 2

Amount Per Serving
Calories 438.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 10.0g16%
Saturated Fat 8.2g41%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 2447.6mg102%
Total Carbohydrate 83.2g28%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g10%
Sugars 47.9g
Protein 6.1g13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: bean, beans, coconut, colouring, dessert, flour, food, green, milk, mung, optional, pastries, red, rice, salt, sugar, thai, title, vegetarian, yellow
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