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Che thai
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VegVietnam

Che thai

Fruit, jelly, coconut milk and ice in one glass. A Saigon summer, spoonable.

60 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Thai style, Vietnamese made2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
276kcal
3 gprotein
3 gfibre
60minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

4 servings
Pandan leaves3 leaves, blended for juice
Water1 cup
Agar agar½ tsp agar powder
Sugar¼ cup plus 1 tbsp, divided
Thick coconut milk⅔ cup
Salta pinch
Condensed milk (sweetened condensed milk)3 tbsp
Ripe jackfruit1 cup, bulbs sliced
Lycheeabout 12, peeled and halved
Tender coconut malai (young coconut flesh, young coconut meat)½ cup, strips
Ice cubescrushed, to serve

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Blend the pandan with a little of the water and squeeze out the juice. Boil the agar with the rest of the water, the pandan juice and 2 tbsp sugar for 2 minutes.
  2. 2Pour into a tray and leave to set, then cut into small cubes or strips.
  3. 3Warm the coconut milk with the remaining sugar and salt until dissolved. Cool, then stir in the condensed milk and chill.
  4. 4Layer the jelly, jackfruit, lychee and tender coconut in glasses, top with crushed ice and pour over the coconut sauce.
Serve it like this

Serve in tall glasses with long spoons, fruit visible through the side.

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