Bubur Chacha
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Ingredients
  • 200 g yellow sweet potato - cut into 1cm cubes
  • 200 g yellow sweet potato - cut into 1cm cubes
  • 200g yam - Cut into 1 cm cubes
  • 2 tbsp sago pearls
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • ¾ cup chopped gula melaka or brown sugar.
  • 3 pandan leaves (screwpine)
Instructions
  1. Steaming method: Place sweet potatoes in a steamer, sprinkle with some sugar on top and steam for about 8 to 10 minutes until cooked.
  2. Boiling method: Fill a saucepan with water, add 1 screwpine leaf and bring to the boil. Add yam and sweet potato. Simmer till cooked, but not mushy. Remove the yam and sweet potato with a slotted spoon, leave to cool.
  3. In a pot, boil water along with the remaining pandan leaves. Add sago and cook till translucent. Once cooked, strain the sago.
  4. In a large pot, melt gula melaka with 1 cup of the water. If there are impurities in your syrup, strain it. Add the sweet potatoes, yam and gula melaka. Boil for 5 minutes.
  5. Finally add the coconut milk, cooked sago and salt.
  6. If you desire a sweeter soup, add some white or brown sugar. Let all the ingredients simmer for about 5 more minutes and it is ready to be served hot. If you prefer it to be cool, let it cool to room temperature and chill it for a couple of hours.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 6 Calories: 270 Fat: 8g Saturated fat: 7g Unsaturated fat: 0g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 49g Sugar: 27g Sodium: 21mg Fiber: 3g Protein: 3g Cholesterol: 0mg
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/bubur-chacha/