Ais Kacang (ABC)

Ice Kacang is the most Famous Malaysian dessert. Ice kacang is locally known as "air batu campur or ABC in Malaysia. The mix ice dessert is one the more popular Malaysian dessert which is actually made with a mound of finely shaved ice sweetened with sweet flavored syrup such as palm sugar syrup, rose syrup and evaporated milk. The shaved ice is then topped with a generous portion of jelly, palm seed, red beans, peanut, sweet corns and sago. It will be much fun if it will be enjoy with a scoop of ice cream.

INGREDIENTS:
100 g sago 400 g red beans 410 g sweet corn 400 g palm fruit 8 cups shaved ice 125 ml coconut milk 125 ml evaporated milk
ROSE SUGAR SYRUP
220 g castor sugar 1 tbsp rosewater red food coloring
PANDAN SYRUP
220 g castor sugar 2 pandan leaves green food coloring
PALM SUGAR SYRUP
220 g grated palm sugar 1 pandan leaf, tied in a knot

METHOD OF PREPARATION:
- Bring 1 litre water to the boil. Add sago, and keep on stirring for 12 minuts or until translucent. Remove from heat, cover and rest for 10 minutes. Drain, rinse with warm water, then drain again. Leave to cool. - To make rose sugar syrup, place sugar and 80 ml water in a saucepan over high heat and stir until sugar dissloves. Stir in rosewater and a few drops of red food coloring. Remove from heat and cool. - To make pandan syrup, place sugar and 80 ml water in a saucepan over high heat and stir until sugar dissloves. Add a few drops of green food coloring. Remove from heat and cool. - To make pandan syrup, place sugar and 80 ml water in a saucepan over high heat and stir until sugar dissloves. Cool syrup and discard pandan leaf. - Spoon some red beans, sweet corns, palm fruit and sago into bowl. top each with 2 cups of shaved ice, moulding the ice into cone shape. Drizzle over coconut milk, evaporated milk and the syrup as desired.
*Delicious serve with a scoop of ice cream.
Nyum nyumm ~