Gula Melaka Agar Agar Jelly
Shiokman Recipes recipe - Singaporean
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 g gula melaka
- 500 ml water
- Pinch of salt
- Pandan leaves (crushed)
- 1 packet (12g agar agar powder)
- 500 ml Water
- Pandan leaves (crushed)
- 1 ⁄2 packet (6g agar agar powder)
- 400 ml water
- Pandan leaves (crushed)
- 100 g sugar
- 250 ml coconut milk (santan)
- 1 ⁄4 tsp salt (adjust amount to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Add water, gula melaka, pinch of salt and crushed pandan leaves in a pot.
- 2
Boil mixture until gula melaka melts completely.
- 3
In another pot, pour agar agar powder into water and stir well before turning on the heat.
- 4
Add crushed pandan leaves and bring to a boil.
- 5
Sieve gula melaka mixture into the pot of agar agar mixture and stir well.
- 6
Boil both mixtures together. Switch off flame and remove pandan leaves.
- 7
Spoon gula melaka agar agar mixture into glass containers or jelly moulds.
- 8
Set aside to cool until the surface sets slightly.
- 9
Mix agar agar powder and water in a pot before turning on the heat.
- 10
Add crushed pandan leaves and let it boil.
- 11
Add in sugar, coconut milk, salt and bring mixture to a boil.
- 12
Turn off heat and sieve to remove pandan leaves.
- 13
Once the bottom layer has set slightly (i.e. surface has set), gently spoon hot coconut agar agar mixture over it.
- 14
Set aside to cool and solidify.
- 15
Once set, chill in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.