Baked Moong Bean and Coconut Custard
"In an answer to a query, I have not made this. The recipe belongs to Kanom Maw Geang and came from a cooking course. I think it would be sweet and firm by having the moong beans in it. Unfortunately I missed this lesson so did not taste. Maybe leave off the shallots. Servings are a guess."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 14 ounces split moong beans (should get them from Asian or Indian stores, 1 packet)
- 16 fluid ounces thick coconut milk
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 lb sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 4 shallots, finely sliced
directions
- Rinse the moong beans in cold water.
- Put in a saucepan and cover with about 2inch/5cm water.
- Cook gently for about 30-45 minutes until the beans are completely soft.
- Drain off any excess water and mash beans to a smooth paste.
- Stir in the coconut milk, eggs sugar and salt.
- Pour mixture into a shallow greased pan, about 9 x 9 x 2-inch/23 x 23 x 5cm and bake in a medium oven for about 1 hour until it is golden and brown on top and quite firm when pressed lightly.
- While the pudding is baking, heat the oil and fry the shallots until dark golden brown, drain on paper and set aside.
- About 10 minutes before you take the pudding from the oven, preheat the grill/broiler to crisp the top--about 5 minutes Leave to cool, sprinkle the shallots over the top cut into small squares and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Latchy
Torquay, Queensland - Australia
Our dear friend Latchy passed away from acute myeloid leukemia in August 2006, after being diagnosed with the disease in October 2005. She was a dear friend to many Recipezaar members throughout the world and she will be greatly missed. Latchy was a great chef; and her speciality was Asian food. She loved wine and cheese, but wasn’t fussed on desserts. She had a great sense of humour and was the life of any party. Latchy was her childhood nickname, and those of us who knew her real name still called her ‘Latch’. We loved her. With the permission of Latchy’s daughter, here is the eulogy read at her funeral (edited slightly to maintain the family’s privacy). Recipezaar and her Recipezaar chat group, the ‘Tipsy Tarts’ were represented at the funeral by Latchy’s close Zaar friends, Mummamills, Chrissyo and Liara:
“Latchy, was born in Melbourne in 1939. In her younger years she led a very energetic life and was very involved in swimming and dancing. She had the opportunity to compete in the 1956 Olympics but couldn’t be fussed to do the training and preferred to enjoy herself instead.
Latchy met her late husband, Bruce, in Melbourne. Bruce being with the army, they started their life of travel together and extended their family. Their first child was born in Perth, their second in New Guinea and their third child, in Melbourne. They also lived in Newcastle, Sydney, and Singapore before settling in Brisbane.
It was in Singapore that her love of cooking, sewing and craft began. Latchy broke
military protocol for dining-in nights. Women were finally allowed to attend.
One day, Bruce was watching a TV program about sailing around the world. On the program when the wife was told of this plan she said “No Way”, but Latchy said, “When are you going to start?”
So, Bruce retired from the army to begin building a 54 foot steel ketch in the back yard, learning as he went. Latchy worked for many years until they finally set off around the world in 1987. They got as far as Malaysia and loved it so much they didn’t go any further. They loved the lifestyle, the people and the food and only came back when Bruce fell ill.
After Bruce passed away, Latchy developed her talents, such as painting, and became involved with her family and grandchildren. About 7 years ago, she decided to make her life in Hervey Bay, a beach-side retirement town in Queensland, Australia. She loved the lifestyle, the people and became very involved in the community life.
Latchy started volunteering with tax help, then the multicultural respite where she
put her cooking skills to use and then with Legacy (an organization which supports the widows of servicemen and ex-servicemen). Latchy opened up a new world by learning about computers and the internet and she met her great friends, the Tipsy Tarts through the website Recipezaar.
Latchy was a strong, independent, funny, straight forward and loving mother, grandmother and friend, and we will miss her greatly.”
