Sari Kacang Hijau - Mung Bean Drink

5.0 from 2 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Drink Vegetarian

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Bean

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 175 gram mung bean (Indonesian: kacang hijau), washed and drained
• 3 cups water
• 80 gram palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 2 pandan leaves (Indonesian: daun pandan), knotted
• 2 inch ginger, peeled and bruised

Instructions

1. Bring mung bean and water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the beans started to split. Turn off heat, let cool a bit, then process until smooth with a blender.
2. With a strainer, strain to get a smooth mung bean liquid. Return the strained liquid to the pot, add enough water to get a total of 5 cups liquid.
3. Add palm sugar, pandan leaves, and ginger into the pot. Bring to a boil again, then simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and let cool.
4. Mung bean drink is usually served cold. So, transfer to a pitcher and chilled. Serve with or without ice cubes depends on how thick you want your mung bean drink to be.