Easy Level:

easy

Cook Time:

30 Mins & Under

Servings:

2

Tau suan is a dessert soup made with split mung (green) beans. Mung beans is believed to aid the body in reducing heatiness (cooling), while this starchy and gooey concoction definitely warms your stomach as well.
Top this up with loads of youtiao (fried dough sticks) and let it soak in the soup for extra texture and aroma. It’s an old school comforting dessert that never fails to bring a smile since these days of childhood! For a more deep colour version use brown / red sugar instead of normal white sugar.

Ingredients

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mung beans
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mung beans
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pandan leaves
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pandan leaves
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sweet potato starch
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sweet potato starch
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sugar (adjust to taste)
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sugar (adjust to taste)
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litres
litres
of water
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litres
of water
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fried you tiao (cut into croutons like pieces)
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fried you tiao (cut into croutons like pieces)

Steps

1

Wash and soak 500g mung beans in water for 2 hours
Wash and soak 500g mung beans in water for 2 hours
Mark as completed

2

Lay 5 pandan leaves (short strips) on a steaming tray
Lay 5 pandan leaves (short strips) on a steaming tray
Mark as completed

3

Drain mung beans and transfer to steaming tray
Drain mung beans and transfer to steaming tray
Mark as completed

4

Add the rest of pandan strips to the mung beans and steam for 10 mins
Add the rest of pandan strips to the mung beans and steam for 10 mins
Mark as completed

5

Mix 80g sweet potato starch with 150ml water
Mix 80g sweet potato starch with 150ml water
Mark as completed

6

Boil 2 litres of water in a pot
Boil 2 litres of water in a pot
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7

Add 5 pandan leaves to water
Add 5 pandan leaves to water
Mark as completed

8

Add 150g sugar to water (adjust to taste)
Add 150g sugar to water (adjust to taste)
Mark as completed

9

Take mung beans out from steamer and remove the pandan strips
Take mung beans out from steamer and remove the pandan strips
Mark as completed

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