Sago Pudding

Ingredients for Pearl Sago Pudding:

• 180g. / 6 oz. pearl sago (sagu rumbia)

For sauce:

• 1/2 grated coconut to get 140 ml / 1/4 pt thick coconut
• pinch of salt

For Syrup:

• 60 g. / 2 oz. / 2 tbsp chopped palm sugar
• 60 g. / 2 oz. / 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 pandan leaves - knotted
• 70 ml / 1/8 pt water

Method:
To cook Pearl Sago:

1. Wash and soak pearl sago for 15 mins. Strain.
2. Boil water in a pot.
3. When water boils, add pearl sago. Stir till pearl sago turns clear and transparent.
4. Pour pearl sago into a sieve and wash under the tap to remove the extra starch.
5. Allow pearl sago to set in rinsed moulds and keep in refrigerator.

To Cook Syrup:

1. Boil sugar and palm sugar in water till sugar dissolves.
2. Add pandan leaves and simmer for three mins.
3. Strain syrup into a sauce boat or suitable container.
4. Mix thick coconut milk with salt and strain into a sauce boat or suitable container.
5. Remove sago pudding from moulds.
6. Serve with syrup and coconut milk separately.

Credit: Pearl Sago Pudding With Palm Sugar Syrup