Thai Tako (Thai Dessert)

"Thailand's Tako" dessert, 2 layers of pudding stuffed into small squares of pandan leave cases. Bottom layer mixed with chopped water chestnuts and the top layer, coconut milk pudding.

This is one of my old recipe collections, can't remember where I got it. A very good recipe that worth trying it out.





Here's the recipe,



Ingredients:-
29-32 large pandan leaves to make into pandan leaf cases. Remainder of the leaves, blend it into pandan juices.


Bottom layer ingredients:-
8 peeled, chopped water chestnuts
130 gm sugar
50 gm mung bean flour
125 gm water
1 1/2 cups pandan juice

Top layer ingredients:-
125 gm water
50 gm mung bean flour
2 1/2 coconut milk ( more concentrated)
1 tsp salt




Method:-
1) Blend pandan juice with the remainder pandan leaves, set aside.
2) In a saucepan, pour in the water, pandan juice, mung bean flour and sugar.
3) Stir to cook till transparent and sticky.
4) Then only mix in the chopped water chestnut and blend well.
5) Use a spoon to scoop the mixture into pandan cases till half full. Repeat till all mixture used up.
6) Meanwhile, cook the top layer by putting all the ingredients into a saucepan and stir till cooked and sticky also.
7) Now, do the same by scooping the mixture on top of the bottom layer till full.
8) Leave to cool and chill in fridge.
9) This recipe will make approximately 32 takos.





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