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Bubur Kacang Hijau - Mung Beans Sweet Porridge
This popular, tasty, and healthy Indonesian dessert is made with only mung beans, tangerine peel, and sugar. Use coconut milk for a richer porridge.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 gram dried mung beans (Indonesian: kacang hijau), washed and drained
- 1 dried tangerine peel
- 1 liter (4 cup) water (*)
- 75 gram sugar (regular, brown, or coconut palm sugar), or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Wash and drain the dried mung beans to remove any dirt.
- 2
Place mung beans, dried tangerine peel, and water in a soup pot and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the beans burst and are soft and tender. This should take about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- 3
Add sugar and stir until fully dissolved. Turn off the heat. Serve the porridge hot.