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.

Vietnam Mung Bean Pudding- Che Kho

Detailed Instructions

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

  1. Soak mung bean overnight, pick out all bad beans, and remove shell/skin of the rest, let dry.
  2. Dry sesame in a hot shallow pan, let cool.
  3. Boil mung beans in a pot until tender, about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
  4. Boil water, add sugar and mix with the boiled mung bean, cook over low heat, stir constantly until it becomes a thick paste.
  5. Add cardamom powder, grapefruit extract and sesame. Served warm or cool.
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