Vietnam Mung Bean Pudding- Che Kho
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 120 minutes
Used to be an essential part of new year's celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam mung bean pudding is easy to prepare and an extremely healthy food.
Ingredients
- 0.5 kg dried mung beans (still in shell)
- 0.5 kg granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1/2 tablespoon grapefruit extract (or vanilla)
- 1 dash of Cardamom powder
Preparation
- Soak mung beans overnight, removing any bad beans and their skins, then allow them to dry.
- Toast sesame seeds in a hot shallow pan and let them cool.
- Boil the mung beans in a pot until tender, approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- In a separate pot, bring water to a boil, add sugar, and combine it with the boiled mung beans. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until it thickens into a paste.
- Stir in cardamom powder, grapefruit extract, and the toasted sesame seeds. Serve warm or chilled.
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