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Look Choop
Ingredients:
For 20 pieces
150 g. (5 1/2 oz.) mung beans, wash, and soak overnight
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 cup sugar
For the coating:
1 tbs. gelatin
2 cups water, with 1 drop of jasmine extract
1/2 cup sugar
20-30 4-5 inch long pointed bamboo sticks, satay sticks or long toothpicks
1 6" X 8" foam base that holds approx. 20-30 pieces of Look Choop
1-3 small paint brushes food coloring: red, yellow, green, and purple
 

Preparation:

1. In a pot, boil the mung beans until soft. Then, pour them through a sieve to separate the beans from the water.
2. Using the pot, mash the boiled beans, and add coconut milk and sugar. Stir over low heat until thoroughly blended, and until it becomes dry. Then, set aside and let cool.
3. To make these into fruit shapes, take about 2-3 teaspoons of mung beans and use your hands to shape them into any form of fruit you desire. For example, mango, orange, cherry, etc. Then, using the bamboo sticks, lift the fruit pieces and place them on the foam base.
4. To prepare the gelatin to coat the beans, use a pot and mix the gelatin, jasmine water, and sugar. Boil over low heat. Allow about 1/3 of the water to evaporate so the jelly will become thick.
5. Then, to coat the beans, paint the beans with the food colouring so they represent the color of each fruit. Then, leave until the paint dries. After the fruit has dried, dip them into the jelly. Dip each fruit 3 times, and let it stand on the foam base until it dries again.
6. When, the fruits or Look Choops are dried, use a knife to touch up the shape of them.

Note : Small leaves can be used to decorate the Look Choops to make them look real.

 








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