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Desserts
Thai desserts are totally different to western desserts. Also they
are sweet but made mainly from fruits or rice with a flowery taste.
Here below there are some examples of desserts you can try to do by
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Sangkhaya Fakthong |
(Custard Pumpkin)
Cut a slice off the top of the pumpkin, remove the seeds and most of
the soft pulp. In a mixing bowl, light whisk the eggs, add the
sugar, salt and coconut cream and stir until well blended. Pour the
mixture into the pumpkin and cook in a steamer (for approximately 20
minutes) until the custard is set. Make 4 serving.
| 1 |
small pumpkin |
| 5 |
chicken eggs |
| 1/3 cup |
palm sugar |
| 1 |
pinch of salt |
| 1 cup |
coconut cream |
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Loi Phuak |
(Taro
Balls in Coconut Cream)
Put the glutinous-rice and flour and the corn flour in a bowl. Add
the mashed taro and knead to a soft dough. Add the mashed taro and
knead well. Roll into tiny balls and set aside. Dissolve the palm
sugar and salt in the coconut milk over a low heat, stirring
constantly. Bring to the boil and add the taro balls. When they are
cooked, remove from the heat. Serve hot. Make 4-6 servings.
| 1 cup |
cooked taro,
masked |
| 2 cups |
glutinous-rice
flour |
| 1 cup |
corn flour |
| 4 cups |
coconut milk |
| 1 cup |
palm sugar |
| 1/8 teaspoon |
salt |
| 6-8 teaspoon |
water |
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Kluai Buat Chi |
(Banana Cooked in Coconut Milk)
Slice the bananas lengthways, then in haft. Pour the coconut milk
into a pan, add the sugar and salt. Bring to the boil, add the
bananas, bring back to the boil for minutes and then remove from
heat. Serve hot or cold, Make servings.
| 2-3 |
small, slight
green bananas |
| 4 cups/ 900 ml |
thin coconut
milk |
| 1cup / 175 g |
sugar |
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1/4 teaspoon |
salt |
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