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Thai Lod Chong Dessert (Cendol Recipe)

Thai Lod Chong served in a coconut shell bowl with cendol drink in tall glass.
Make this Thai lod chong dessert (cendol recipe) with pandan noodles and coconut milk. Learn how to turn it into a refreshing drink for hot days!
Praew
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Thai
Course Dessert
Serving Size 4 people

Ingredients

PANDAN NOODLES

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 5 tablespoons tapioca starch
  • 3.5 ounces pandan leaves, chopped
  • 5 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons calcium hydroxide

SALTED COCONUT MILK

SUGAR SYRUP

  • 1 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

PANDAN NOODLES

  • Make limewater by stirring calcium hydroxide into water until it dissolves. Let it sit for 3 hours.
  • Pour off 5 cups of the clear limewater, leaving the sediment. Blend 4 cups with chopped pandan leaves. Save 1 cup for later.
  • Strain the pandan leaf mix into a bowl using cheesecloth.
  • Mix tapioca starch and rice flour in a big bowl.
  • While kneading, slowly add some of the pandan water from step 3 to the flour mix to make a dough.
  • Add the rest of the pandan water to the dough.
  • Transfer the pandan water to a cooking pot and place it over the lowest heat possible, stirring continuously.
  • After about 10 minutes on the heat, the mixture will thicken and begin to clump together. Now, slowly add the cup of limewater you set aside earlier, a little every 3 minutes, and keep stirring without stopping. After 30 minutes of continuous stirring, you’ll see the mixture turn a bright green color and become gooey.
  • Put the dough through a lod chong press into ice-cold water.

SUGAR SYRUP

  • Now, we’ll make the sugar syrup. Place a saucepan over low-medium heat and add water and coconut sugar. Let this simmer for 3–5 minutes until it thickens slightly.

COCONUT MILK

  • We will now make the coconut milk mixture. In a saucepan over low heat, add coconut milk, salt, and pandan leaves. Allow the coconut milk to cook for about 3 minutes.

SERVE

  • Drain the noodles. In a bowl, add ice, then noodles, coconut milk, and syrup to taste. Top with jackfruit, corn, or other toppings if you like. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
Calories: 533kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 691mg | Potassium: 281mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 4mg
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