New Mang Inasal Buko Pandan Halo Halo Dessert
Buko Pandan makes you excited whenever it is eaten.whereas, People across the world are facing issues while making the exact recipe. Food chain restaurants like mang inasal does not disclose its secret.
Last year in the summer season, I was on my yearly trip to the Philippines. I found this creamy recipe of Buko at mang inasal menu. Today my aunt is making buko halo halo dessert for me at home. Let’s make this recipe step by step under the supervision of my aunt.
What is Buko Pandan Halo Halo Filipino Dessert?
Like Halo Halo recipe, buko recipe is a green Filipino dessert which is normally eaten during the summer season. Following are the main ingredients of buko dessert: young coconut, agar agar jelly, pandan leaves(pandan flavour), and sago pearls.
This dessert is commonly served during hot season. However, pandan dessert is also served during occasions like Christmas, new year and others.
Traditionally speaking, people of the Philippines eat this recipe at midday. While people love to eat after meals.
Ingredients and Items
Immature coconut
Fresh coconut is the key item of buko recipe. It is important to note that this component will make or break your recipe. Why is it important? Normally, young coconut makes the taste delightful and satisfactory.
One and a half cups of coconut is needed in this dessert. Make sure that coconut must be finely cut into stripes.
so , before purchasing the coconut, inform the vendor. Avoid buying the mature, old coconut which is brown in colour.
If you fail to get the fresh and young coconut, you can buy it from any store. but , you have to compromise the sweet syrup.
Screwpine or pandan leaves
These leaves give texture,taste and colour to the dessert. 10 grams of pandan leaves are needed for this recipe. Same quantity will go for powder and jelly.
If pandan leaves are not available, you can use its extract or powder. It is readily available at stores. It is noteworthy to inform you, dessert will lose its traditional texture.You can use agar – agar bars or powder of the jelly.
All purpose cream
1 can of cream which is 14 ounces is required. One can use a table or whipping cream. This quantity will remain the same. Cream is a necessary item which will make the taste buds dance.
Condensed Milk
Condensed milk is a contributing ingredient here.1 can which is 14 ounces will be used.
Condensed milk is used as a sweetener. You can add sugar as per your taste and liking. but , my aunt did not use any more sugar. She told me that people usually add up to 4 cups of sugar in the condensed milk.
Some other ingredients and their quantity are listed below
Procedure and Instructions
Step 1
Take the pot and add some pandan leaves into the pot.add jelly jelly powder and coconut water into it. As pandan leaves are green, it will translate the colour from transparent to green.
In order to enhance the green colour, my aunt used 4 drops of green food colour.
Step 2
Place the pot on the stove and keep the flame from low to medium. Start boiling. Remove the mixture from the stove and transfer the solution to a tray where it will set.
Step 3
Now add the sago pearls into the water. Cook these pearls on a low to medium heat. One can buy the readymade sago from any superstore.
Step 4
Cut the coconut into fine stripes. You can buy it from the store. My aunt cut the coconut into small cubes which seemed like squares.
Step 5
Now it is high time to cut down gulaman into fine cubes.
Step 6
Now take a large bowl and add gulaman, coconut cubes,condensed milk and all purpose cream and sago on the ice. In order to give some special texture, add coco de nata and kaong. These two items are totally optional.
You have made it. Your salad is more tasty than that of mang inasal menu dessert.
Storing Guidelines and Tips
Buko must be chilled before serving. You can refrigerate the dessert from 3 days to 3 months.
However, it is important to note that freezing will make the whole recipe watery when it is defrosted or thawed.
How to Serve the Buko Pandan Dessert?
Buko taste can be increased before serving. You should refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving. Furthermore, you can freeze buko salad overnight before serving.
Time and Duration Required
- Preparation time is 10 minutes
- Cooking time is 10 minutes
- Total time is 20 minutes
Calories and Nutrition Facts
Carbohydrate
40 grams
protein
3 grams
Fat
31 grams
Saturated fats
19 grams
Cholesterol
104 milI gram
Sodium
109 miligram
fibre
1 gram
Potassium
338 miligrams
Sugar
35 gram
calcium
120 gram
Iron
1 milli gram
Vitamin A
21 gram
Vitamin C
2 milligram
FAQ’s: Frequently Asked Questions
Conclusion
In summary, buko pandan is a traditional green Filipino dessert. The key ingredients are coconuts, agar- agar bars, condensed milk and all purpose cream. Sago, nata de coco and kaong are the optional items. Dessert is used to make midday meals more convincing and tasty.
