Sago Pearls in Pandan Coconut Milk

Sago Pearls in Pandan Coconut Milk

I said a few postings ago that I should think about making Sago Pearls in Pandan Coconut Milk and so I did. The kids and the hubby liked it very much as it's a simple and refreshing dessert and I must certainly make it more often (though too much coconut milk may not be too good for our arteries).

I boil my sago pearls in a lot of boiling water till they turn transparent. Try to stir them every so often to prevent them from sinking and sticking to the bottom of the pot. Then I drain the sago pearls in a colander and rinse them in cold water.

After which I made a syrup with pandan (screwpine) leaves and sugar (rock sugar, fruit sugar...) to taste (usually quite a bit as when the dessert is cooled, it will taste less sweet than when it's hot) and added coconut milk to it.

Let the coconut milk syrup cool at room temperature before chilling it in the fridge.

I usually add the sago pearls to the coconut milk syrup only before serving. You can eat it as it is, or serve it with fruit like melon, honey dew, mango, banana etc. Not to forget cooked cubed yam and sweet potatoes. I like to drizzle some gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup over the pearls as I serve them, it goes really well with pandan and coconut milk.