Mung bean and coconut milk stew
A Javanese dessert: Mung bean flour mixed with sweetened coconut milk flavored with vanilla, cooked, then poured into a mold and cut into pieces once it h…
Mung bean jelly is a traditional dessert from Java, particularly from the central, Yogyakarta, and eastern regions. It consists of coconut milk infused with vanilla, thickened with mung bean flour. Once cooled, it is cut into pieces.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Resting2 hr
- Total2 hr 35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories91 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$0.31 $0.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.13
- $0.06
- $0.12
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Shred the coconut to prepare the coconut milk. ≈ 8 min
- Bring the coconut milk to a boil with the sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Whisk the flour with water, then pour into the boiling coconut milk and stir until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour: Pour, pour, pour
The bill
Mung bean and coconut milk stew
- 100 g of mung bean flour (1 ounce)$0.13
- 50 g of powdered sugar (1/2 ounce)$0.06
- 1 tablespoon of salt$0.12
Total$0.31
that's $0.05 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 91 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20.2 g |
| Sugars | 8.6 g |
| Fiber | 0.6 g |
| Protein | 1.7 g |
| Salt | 0.01 g |
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