A Bowl of Warm Red Bean Porridge

in #hive-1205862 years ago

We don't always receive the warmth of a hug. But we can create warmth from a bowl of our comfort food.
So, here is a warmth that I made from red bean porridge.


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Early in the morning I looked into the pantry, then took a bowl of red beans that I had soaked overnight. It's a cold morning, and I want to enjoy the warmth of the porridge. Initially, I wanted to make these red beans into ice as desserts, but a change of plans occurred.

I don't know if this will work and what the result will be. Because on the label it's called "nuts for ice." But rather than I was wondering, so I found out for myself.


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The size of the unsoaked red bean.

The red beans I bought were small before soaking. Then, the kidney beans have been soaked overnight and changed shape to become larger than the unsoaked version.


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Red beans that have been soaked overnight, the color of the water bath changes to red.


THE INGREDIENTS

  • 300 grams of red beans
  • 1 liter of water to boil red beans
  • pandan leaves, or vanilla to create nice fragrance
  • 1 teaspoon salt to boil red beans.
  • 2 tablespoons of tapioca flour that have been dissolved in water to thicken the gravy.

BROWN SUGAR SAUCE:

  • 2 cups of brown sugar
  • 250 ml of water
  • pandan leaves of vanilla

COCONUT MILK SAUCE

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  • 200 ml of coconut milk
  • sprinkle of salt
  • pandan leaves of vanilla

BOILING RED BEANS

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After soaking the red beans overnight which will be used to make porridge, then boil the red beans with 1 liter of water, pandan leaves or vanilla, and a teaspoon of salt.

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Boil until the red beans become soft. Here I cook for about an hour. Later at the end of the post I will tell a surprise about the cooking process that I did.


MAKING BROWN SUGAR SAUCE

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On the other hand, while waiting for the red beans to soften, I made brown sugar sauce. I melted the brown sugar and later added it to the boiled red beans while filtering.

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I dilute the brown sugar with 250 ml of water, with pandan leaves always. Pandan leaves will help the sauce become more fragrant and delicious.


Why don't I put brown sugar directly into boiled red beans? This is to avoid some coarse grains as well as ants that managed to enter during the process of forming brown sugar. That's why we are used to processing brown sugar first and then filtering them.

But also use the brown sugar version that has been in the form of fine grains, just like using palm sugar, so you can directly put them into boiled red beans.


MIXING RED BEANS WITH BROWN SUGAR


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After the red beans become soft, then add the brown sugar sauce. Stir well. In my photos, you can see hot steam coming out of the cooking pot.


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Before removing the red beans from the heat, add 2 tablespoons of tapioca flour that has been dissolved in water. Stir well, bring them to a simmer, and then can be removed and set aside.

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SERVED!


Next is the serving stage, serve red beans porridge with coconut milk sauce, or any choice of your fav milk. In my version, coconut milk is still my favorite choice.

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Coconut milk sauce will give a deliciously creamy and savory sensation. Do you like coconut milk sauce too?


A SURPRISE


After me and “my love” enjoyed this porridge dish, then I realized why red beans were meant for ice. Peanut grain texture is not very good for porridge. It is more suitable as a complement to shaved ice.

However, I also found a solution for those textures. When serving, serve only little red beans and more coconut milk. That sounds pretty good. It's filling enough that it's not too much to start the day, and I don't regret making this breakfast menu.




Thank you for reading my blog and reblog if you want my blog this time worthy of reading by others.

All pictures were taken using iPhone 11.

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Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari


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Who is Anggrek Lestari?

Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.


Contact Person: authoranggreklestari@gmail.com
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The food seems different to me because it seems like the first time I have seen such food and also the food looks delicious.

In here is often served as desserts and breakfast dish :)

This is really amazing. In Africa, Nigeria to be precise, we cook our red bean differently. It’s either with palm oil or stew. It’s really amazing getting to see another method of preparing red beans. Thanks for sharing.

For sure we can enjoy red Beans by stir fried too :) with another veggie

Nice to know

Thank you for sharing your experience, Anggrek. The peanut texture is indeed not ideal for porridge, so I appreciate your creative solution to use more coconut milk. I am looking forward to trying it myself.

I thought that's just about wrong in choose type of red Beans because I Saw two type in market ehehe

At least I can eat the result and not ended up in the trash :)

We eat boiled red beans in the country or make porridge and drink it. But I have never added brown sugar. I think this is a good opportunity for my recipe. But here
Since brown sugar has been added to two cups, isn't this porridge too sweet, my friend?

For 350 grams Beans, is not sweet. It Will became many portions in serving bowl. :)

I love how colorful everything is, and I'm sure very tasty too!

Glad if you like the presentation. Have a great day 🌸🌸🌸

I ate this too as a child but yours is way better and flavorful🙌☺ beans really do create a nutty flavor and milk adds creaminess. I did try a normal one😄😄 but because you cooked it for the one you love it is the best one. My mom did cook us like this and it made everything tasty

Thank you very much for sharing this recipe, I had never seen this way of preparing beans, in Venezuela we prepare them salted with vegetables. It is very interesting to know that beans can be prepared in another way that looks delicious.

For sure in different culture we can find different way to cook ingredients:)

I ate sweet red bean in some restaurants here similar to this recipe.. But in country, we have this rice porridge with red beans also cooked in coconut milk..you should try it 😊..

Yeah I Saw that recipe but I think use black rice or glutinious rice.

I Will try it for sure

A recipe perfect for a cold weather. Thanks for sharing.

For sure. My family get used to enjoy similar dish for breakfast too

My first time seeing this type of food because here in Nigeria I haven’t came across it and I must say it looks delicious and sweet😋.

Really sweet 🌸

Wow! that looks delicious my friend. Here in the Philippines, we usually use red beans for bakery fillings and it is really delicious when it is sweetened. And another way is putting spices at it like ginger, lemon grass, onions, garlic, being boiled with coco milk and we call it as ginataan or when not added with cocomilk, it is also delicious. Thanks for sharing your recipe @anggreklestari. Have a nice time and take care.

In Indonesia, we familiar with sweet things :) but I heard about savory Beans too.

I Will try in the next time for sure :)

Have a great weekend:)

It is good to know that you are interested to try about savory beans my dear friend. Hehe. In my side, it is really very common because it is a budget-friendly meal. It is even very common at all “Karenderya” (a small business for foods) nearby, that could be bought at 10 pesos or 20 pesos, that is 0.17 dollars and 0.34 dollars, respectively. Perhaps it is my favorite meal since I was young.

Likewise, have a great time my dear friend and take care. More delicious foods to prepare.

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