Cendol

Ice Shaving Machine (aka Ice Kacang Machine)

Steps and Ingredients:
Making the Green Jelly (For 1lb worth).
Ingredients:
2 Oz (50grams) of Mung Bean Flour
400 ml Water
3/4 Teaspoon of Pandan Extract
2 to 3 Drop of Green Coloring (Not necessary)
1/2 Teaspoon of Potassium Carbonate & Sodium Bi-Carbonate Solution

1. Mix the above ingredients into a pot.
2. Place pot over medium high heat.
3. Keep Stirring till solution thickens.
4. Prepare a bowl of cold water with ice.
5. Pour thicken solution into pasta strainer and pushed solution thru into the bowl of cold water.
6. Leave it for 5 mins. Strain water away from green jelly.

Making the Red Beans (You can buy the canned version)
Ingredients:
1 lb of Red Beans
1/2 Gallon of Water

1. Put red beans and water into a pot and bring to boil.
2. Stir every 10mins to prevent red beans from sticking to pot.
3. Cook till red beans is soft and tender.

Making the Gula Melaka Syrup
Ingredients:
1 lb of Palm Sugar (Gula Melaka)
1 lb of Brown Sugar
1 Cup of Water

1. Dissolved palm sugar and brown sugar in water over medium heat.
2. Once it is dissolved removed it from the heat and allow it to cool down.

Making the Coconut Milk
Ingredients:
1 Can of Coconut Milk
1 Teaspoon of Salt

1. Mix Coconut Milk with salt. Start with 1/2 teaspoon and add more if required.

Putting everything together.
1. Put shaved ice into bowl.
2. Add green jelly and red beans on top of the shaved ice.
3. Drizzle gula melaka syrup and coconut milk on top of green jelly and red beans.
4. Ready to eat.

Notes:
1. Shaved ice from the machine above is needed. It has to be like snow. Snow cone ice maker is not fine enough.
2. Red beans can be cooked in a pressure cooker to speed up the process. Or just get a can of red beans.
3. All ingredients can be prepared earlier except the green jelly.

Cost:
1 block of ice (8inch by 8inch) is enough to feed 12 people. The cost is about $10 for all the ingredients above.