When you’re a lazy and poor student living in the Netherlands, you might be in search of refreshing dessert alternatives apart from yoghurt, vla (custard dessert) and rijst pap (rice pudding). The solution to this is simple — that is, to look eastwards and then southwards, where warmer climates and more recently developed countries mean that sweets that are brought to the table are often simple, cheap and refreshing.
If I were to always get my way, I’d say that fresh fruits would be sufficient to end the meal. But once, it seemed that my nicely cut apples weren’t too well-received as a dessert for a dinner gathering 😛 So this time, when I got my hands on some really sweet honeydew melon from the farmer’s market, I made some into lazy honeydew dessert! Hmm, so lazy that I didn’t even bother to measure my ingredients nor take the time to make a proper photo of it. But anyway, here it is. A lazy alternative for non-yoghurt, non-vla, non-rijstpap dessert in a student dormitory dinner.
Honeydew Sago with Coconut Milk Recipe simplified from here
Ingredients:
- 1/2 a honeydew melon
- ~ 1/2 cup pearl sago / tapioca pearls
- 1 can (400ml) thin coconut milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 100ml water
- ice if convenient
Method:
- Boil sago in 1L of water. When sago turns translucent, pour into sieve / strainer and wash away excess starch with cold water.
- Dissolve sugar in warm water to make a sugar syrup (I used the microwave).
- Add syrup to coconut milk until desired sweetness is attained.
- Cut honeydew melon into small pieces.
- To serve, spoon some sago and honeydew into a bowl, top over with sweetened coconut milk and add some ice. 🙂 That’s it!
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