Bubur Cha Cha

Ingredients

300g Yam, cut in small pieces
300g Sweet potatoes (yellow), cut in small pieces
300g Sweet potatoes (purple), cut in small pieces
200g Pearl Sago
200g Red bean or black-eyed bean, soaked for 3 hours
450g Grated coconut
125g Sugar
4 Pandan leaves, shredded and knotted
5 cups water
1 cup water (as syrup)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tbsp Tapioca flour



Method

1. Steam the sweet potatoes and yam separately for about 15 minutes until soft. Set aside.

2. Boil soaked red or black-eyed beans until soft. Drain and set aside.

3. Put in sago in a sieve. Then place sieve in a large bowl. Rinse sago under running tap water before cooking the sago in a pot of hot water until transparent. Remove and rinse under cold water and drain. Coat with tapioca flour.

4. Squeeze and strain grated coconut to obtain thick coconut milk. Add salt to the coconut milk and keep refrigerated. Pour 1-2 teaspoons when the dessert is ready to be served.

5. Add 5 cups of water to the coconut residue and squeeze to obtain thin coconut milk.

6. Boil sugar, water and pandan leaves until sugar dissolves.

7. Add thin coconut milk and continue to boil for 5 minutes.

8. Add yam, sweet potatoes, red or black-eyed beans and sago. Stir evenly.

9. Add thick coconut milk and at the first sign of boiling, immediately remove the pot from the heat.

10. Remove the pandan leaves and serve either hot or cold.

Sweet Potato and Yam

Sweet potatoes are relatively low in calories and have no fat. They are rich in beta-carotene, having 5 times the recommended daily allowance of Vit-A in 1 sweet potato, as well as loaded with potassium. These nutrients help to protect against heart attack and stroke. The potassium helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body cells, as well as normal heart function and blood pressure.

Wild Mexican "yams" which are related to the sweet potato, seem to have anti-weight-gain, anti-cancer, and anti-aging properties, according to Dr. Earl Mindell. True yams do not contain as much Vit-A and C as sweet potatoes.