For the Syrup:
Water to your liking
Gula Melaka (sweetness to your liking)
or the brown bar shape sugar (found in oriental stores)
Few slices of gingers
1 peeled and cubed sweet potato
Method:
Boiled the water, gula melaka and ginger in a saucepan. When the sugar has melted, add in the cubed sweet potato. Covered and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the sweet potato has soften. Turn the heat off and serve warm.
Ching, you made one of my favourite desserts.:) I also like adding dried longans into it. By the way, how cold *brrrrr* is it over at your place now?
ReplyDeleteching, seem delish and to think i have never try this version before!
ReplyDeleteOn the 15th of CNY, I cooked the soupy Tang Yuan and added some sweet potatoes into it. Very yummy!
ReplyDeleteChing, This is one of my favourite dessert too! Sad to tell you that I can't find any red/orange sweet potatos here... I miss it so much!!! *Drool*
ReplyDeleteAngie,
ReplyDeleteIt was down to around 20-30'F few days ago. It starting to warm up again, around 50s'F.
Rokh,
This is easy version. ;)
Tazz,
I tried it with colorful 5 mins tapioca pearls with added coconut milk. Yummy too.
Fonia,
Hmmm...now I wonder, what color is the sweet potato there?
Wah.....me like!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow..that's cold. Sometimes, when its humid hot here, I wish is colder...lol.
Ching, they are white in colour... vy similar to YAM! Last time I cooked 'Bo Bo Cha Cha'... Using both yam & sweet potato - Look damn ugly, u know! Dunno which was which, until we ate the cubes!*Grr...*
ReplyDeleteJP, don't we all are, when it's too hot, we wish it's colder, when it's too cold, we wish it warmer. Hahaha....HUMAN!
ReplyDeleteFonia, wah, that's interesting! I have yet to see a white sweet potato, learned something new today. :)
I love this dessert. My mom always make this. I gotta try to make it on my own.
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