Aloe vera, lotus seed and chia chè

Ingredients

• 250 g of lotus seeds
• 2 liters of water
• 750 g of fresh aloe vera
• 3 tablespoons of chia seeds
• 200 g of rock candy
• 150 g of sugar
• 4 to 5 pandan leaves
• salt and lime juice (for aloe vera)

Cook the lotus seeds for 20 minutes over low heat in 1 liter of water, skimming off any foam that forms.

Soak the chia seeds in half a bowl of cooled, boiled water for about 2 hours, without cooking them.

When the lotus seeds are tender, add the sugar and let them absorb it for 10 minutes over low heat, then turn off the heat.

Prepare the aloe vera: cut it into 1 cm segments, remove the green skin, soak in lightly salted water for 15 minutes, rinse 4-5 times, cut into small pieces, soak in lemon water, then blanch for 30 seconds and refresh.

Boil the pandan with 1 liter of water and sugar until it dissolves, then add the lotus seeds. Remove from heat, and then add the aloe vera when the mixture is warm.

Drain the chia seeds and add them only when the chia pudding is completely cold.