Indonesian
Bubur Kacang Hijau (Mung Bean Porridge in Coconut Milk)
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Bubur Kacang Hijau (Mung Bean Porridge in Coconut Milk) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Rinse the mung beans.
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Combine the mung beans with the water, pandan leaves, and ginger in a pot and bring to a boil.
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Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the beans are soft and beginning to break down, about 40 minutes, topping up water as needed.
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Stir in the palm sugar and simmer until dissolved, about 5 minutes.
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Remove the pandan leaves, ladle into bowls, and finish each with a swirl of coconut milk.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Bubur Kacang Hijau (Mung Bean Porridge in Coconut Milk), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Bubur Kacang Hijau (Mung Bean Porridge in Coconut Milk) carries coconut. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Ayam Bakar Kecap (Grilled Chicken in Sweet Soy Glaze) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 53 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Fiber
- 8 g
- Sugar
- 19 g
- Sodium
- 10 mg
- Saturated fat
- 20 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Bubur Kacang Hijau (Mung Bean Porridge in Coconut Milk) takes about 60 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast. It is at its best in the monsoon, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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