Singaporean•budget
How to cook Melinjo (Belinjo) seeds for eating as a snack
Shiokman Recipes recipe - Singaporean
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g melinjo seeds
- 1 tsp salt
- Water enough to cover the seeds for boiling
Instructions
- 1
Pluck seeds from stem and wash. Put the seeds in a pot of water and bring to a boil.
- 2
Add salt and boil until seeds have softened.
- 3
There are 2 layers of skin to remove.
- 4
The outer skin is soft and easy to remove
- 5
The softer outer skin and the harder inner skin/shell are peeled off by hand.
- 6
Only the cream coloured nut inside can be eaten.