Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Nata De Coco with Sterculia and Agar Agar Dessert

Dried Sterculia Seeds / Soaked Sterculia Seeds in water

You see, with a minor change of the one of the ingredients, you can create a different treats! I replaced soymilk with Nata De Coco! And my boy loves this and asked for more. And it looks colourful and attractive to little ones. Nata De Coco is a high-fibre, low-calories and cholesterol-free dessert. Again, you can make the agar agar yourself or you just get them from the Fruit Stall in the food court.
Preparation: 5 mins, standing time 30 mins

Ingredients (serves 2)
° 2 sterculia seeds/mollow nuts, lightly bruised
° 50g-75g agar agar (jelly), cubed
° 360g Nata De Coco

Method
1. Soak sterculia seeds in ample water for 20-30 minutes until the flesh has expanded into a loose, jelly like mass. Peel off and discard the skin. Drain well.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a jar and pour into individual glasses.
3. Chilled or serve with ice.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, June 16, 2009 at 11:11:00 PM GMT+8

    ? 1st time heard abt this "Nata De Coco"! Where to get it?

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, June 16, 2009 at 11:26:00 PM GMT+8

    looks real good for the recent heaty weather:-)

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  3. a veg*n @ Blog*SpotWednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:41:00 AM GMT+8

    Hi

    If you are in Singapore and Malaysia, it is quite easy to get it and the price is reasonable. Amost all Supermarket, Hypermart sell this.

    A little bit of info on Nata De Coco : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nata_de_coco

    Cheers :)

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  4. AnonymousWednesday, June 17, 2009 at 11:45:00 PM GMT+8

    Thanks, so that is refering to coconut jelly cubes.
    But what did you use as the beverage, just plain cold water?

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  5. a veg*n @ Blog*SpotThursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:38:00 AM GMT+8

    Oh :) The Nata De Coco that I got come with cubes and syrup, so I didn't add any plain water. So, I should say that I add Seterculia and Agar Agar to it.

    Cheers :)

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  6. EmilySaturday, June 20, 2009 at 9:46:00 AM GMT+8

    Hi Crystal,
    Do we need to boil the kembang-semangkuk? I so happen to have several seeds!

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  7. a veg*n @ Blog*SpotSunday, June 21, 2009 at 9:37:00 AM GMT+8

    Hi Emily

    Usually, I crack them, soak in water first to remove the shells and skin. Then, add to boil Ching Tng or other dessert.

    For this, i didn't, i just add them in. If you want to boil them, yes.

    cheers :)

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