Sago Pudding with Gula Melaka and Fresh Fruits

Serves 4-6

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Ingredients

• 4-5 cups water
• 2 pandan leaves
• 1 cup sago
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 – 3/4 cup gula melaka (palm sugar), chopped roughly
• 4 cups coconut milk
• Pinch of salt
• Mango, Honey Melon, Honeydew

Method

1. Boil the water and 1 pandan leaf in a pot. Once it is boiling, add the sago and stir.
2. Reduce the heat to medium and keep stirring. Continue stirring until the sago grains turn transparent, about 10 minutes. Drain and add cold water to the sago to wash off some of the starch and discard the pandan leaf. Cool it and chill it in a refrigerator.
3. In another saucepan, add the 1 cup water, 1 pandan leaf and gula melaka and heat gently heat it until the sugar dissolves. Discard the pandan leaf and cool the syrup.
4. In individual serving bowls, place 4 tbsp of sago, add 1-3 tbsp of gula melaka syrup. Add the coconut milk, mixed with the salt and serve with fresh fruits.