Air Katira
Preparation Time: 6 hours
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- Katira gum, 1 tablespoon
- Basil seeds, 1 tablespoon
- Melva nut (kembang semangkuk), 3 pieces
- Dates, 3 pieces (chopped)
- Almonds, 1 tablespoon (roughly chopped)
- Pandan leaves, 4 pieces (cleaned and cut into 2 inch pieces)
- Water, 300 ml
- Sugar^, 2 tablespoons
- Low-fat plain milk*, 1 liter
^For a lower-calorie option, you can replace with sugar substitutes like stevia or sucralose.
Method
- Step 1: Place katira gum, basil seeds, melva nut and dates into separate bowls then pour enough water to cover the ingredients. Let them soak for 6 hours.
- Step 2: After the ingredients are sufficiently soaked, bring the water to a boil, then add the pandan leaves and sugar. Let it simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes on low heat to extract the pandan flavour.
- Step 3: When ready to serve, strain the pandan sugar water and add the low-fat plain milk along with the rest of the soaked ingredients.
- Step 4: Stir well before serving cold.
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CONTRIBUTED BY
Health Promotion Board
