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Fruit and cucumber dessert is a popular treat in Thailand, known for its creamy coconut, refreshing cucumber, and sweet taste of fresh fruit.
Thailand is renowned for its refreshing desserts made primarily from natural ingredients, avoiding harmful chemicals and dyes. Among them, fruit and cucumber dessert stands out for its simplicity, deliciousness, and cooling properties, making it a perfect choice for beating the summer heat. If you're tired of typical mixed desserts, such as mixed fruit, pomelo dessert, or corn dessert, then join PasGo in jotting down the recipe for fruit and cucumber dessert right away!
Ingredients for fruit and cucumber dessert:
(Serving for 3)
- Cucumber (also known as snake gourd): 200g
- Finely grated coconut: 100g
- Coconut milk: 60ml - Tapioca starch: 100g
- Pandan or butterfly pea leaves: 2-3 leaves
- Sweet jackfruit, strawberries, mango, or any fruit of your choice
- Sugar, salt
Note: You can purchase cucumber, tapioca starch at fruit markets and grocery stores. If you cannot find butterfly pea or pandan leaves, you can use approximately 1 tablespoon of red or green food coloring instead.
How to prepare fruit and cucumber dessert:
Step 1:
- Clean and peel jackfruit, mango. Remove seeds from mango and cut into small cubes. Wash strawberries and cut into small pieces. Prepare other fruits similarly if available.
- Clean and peel cucumber, remove seeds, and cut into small cubes. Rinse in water. If using pre-peeled cucumber, still rinse thoroughly to ensure cleanliness.
- Clean and blend pandan/butterfly pea leaves, strain to extract juice, discard the residue. Soak cucumber in the extracted juice for 30 - 45 minutes for gradual coloring, then remove and drain. If using food coloring, dissolve it in 50ml water, soak cucumber for about 5 minutes to achieve vibrant color.
- Mix cucumber with tapioca starch, sprinkle some water and add more dry flour to thicken the layer. Put the cucumber-starch mixture into a sieve, gently shake to let excess flour fall off.
Step 2:
- Bring water to a boil, pour the prepared cucumber mixture into the pot. Boil for about 1 minute, when the cucumber floats up completely, immediately remove and transfer to a bowl of cold water to prevent it from breaking and sticking together.
- Heat 200ml of distilled water with 6 tablespoons of sugar, grated coconut, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Once the water starts boiling, turn off the heat. You can adjust the amount of sugar and salt to suit your taste preferences.
Step 3:
- Divide the prepared mixture into three glasses/bowls, add coconut milk and stir well, then let it cool. Finally, add finely chopped cucumber, fruits, and crushed ice to serve.
The vibrant and refreshing fruit and cucumber dessert is visually appealing, cool, and fragrant with the crunchy texture of cucumber and the sweet and sour taste of fruits, perfect for hot weather. Moreover, cucumber is a valuable ingredient in traditional medicine, known for its cooling and detoxifying properties, aiding digestion, and effectively reducing blood pressure. Additionally, fruits like jackfruit, mango, strawberries... not only taste delicious but also provide a rich source of vitamins, promoting skin health, truly a convenient and beneficial combination. So, what are you waiting for, ladies? Give it a try now. Wishing you success!
Once you've fallen in love with the rich and flavorful Thai fruit and cucumber dessert, you'll be even more amazed by the diverse and enticing Thai cuisine. Not only does Thai cuisine offer refreshing desserts, but it also boasts a plethora of exquisite and captivating dishes that you won't be able to resist.
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Compiled by Thanh Mai – PasGo.vn
