Do anyone have the recipes on thai coconut jelly?!


Question: Do anyone have the recipes on thai coconut jelly!?
I dont know what is the name of the dessert but here is the picture:

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Answers:
A jelly made from slices of young coconut (the green coconut that has soft flesh)!. You can buy young coconut flesh in tins from Asian grocers!. The coconut base for this dessert is a little salty, as is typical for Thai desserts!.

Ingredients for Clear Layer
5 gms Agar Powder
600 ml Water
50 gms Young Coconut Meat
150 gms Sugar

Ingredients for the Topping
5 gms Agar Powder
500 ml Coconut Milk
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Preparation Clear Part
1!. Mix the agar with water, and heat on the stove until the agar has dissolved!.
2!. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved!.
3!. Slice the young coconut flesh into strips!. Pour the agar in the mould half way (leave room for the topping), and drop in the slices of young coconut!.
4!. Place in the fridge to set quickly while you make the topping!.

Preparation for the Topping
1!. Mix the agar powder with the coconut milk, sugar and salt and heat until dissolved!.
2!. Top up the jelly moulds with this mixture!.

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Thai Coconut Jelly

Ingredients:

250ml Milk
2 stalks of Lemon grass, sliced
2 kaffir lime leaves, coarsely chopped
2 cm fresh ginger root, unpeeled and sliced
1 small red chilli, cut in half
400ml can coconut milk
125g caster sugar
3 tsp vegetarian gelatine powder, (agar agar)
honey-roasted peanuts, chopped, to serve

Method :

1!. Put the milk, lemon grass, lime leaves, ginger and chilli in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes!. Remove from the heat and let cool!.

2!. Strain the infused milk into a measuring jug and add enough coconut milk to make up to 500 ml!. Discard the flavourings and reserve the remaining coconut milk for another use!. Return the infused milk to the pan and, using an electric hand-held mixer, whisk in the sugar and gelatine until dissolved!. Heat gently, whisking continuously, until almost boiling, then transfer to a jug!.

3!. Pour the liquid into 4 glass bowls!. Let cool, then chill for three hours or until set!. To serve, sprinkle with chopped peanuts!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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