Chendol Agar Agar

Ingredients:

13g agar agar powder

200g prepared chendol

few pandan leaves, knotted

100g palm sugar

250ml thick coconut milk

500ml water

a pinch of salt

Method:

1. Put agar agar powder, palm sugar, pandan leaves and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and stir till sugar and agar agar powder is dissolved. Strain mixture.

2. Pour in coconut milk and salt and reheat again for a while. Remove from heat, add in the chendol and mix lightly. Pour into a 7-inch square tin and leave to set. Chill before serving.

Fruit Cocktail Agar Agar

Ingredients:

1 x 13g packet agar agar powder

200g sugar

600ml water

1 big can fruit cocktail

1 tsp lemon essence

a dash of yellow colouring

Method:

1. Boil agar agar powder with sugar, water and the drained fruit cocktail juice.

2. Arrange the fruit cocktail in the agar agar mould.

3. Pour 1/2 of the agar agar solution into the fruit cocktail.

4. Add lemon essence and yellow colouring to the other half of agar agar solution. Stir well and pour on top of (3). Leave to set. Chill before serving.