Nyonya-Style Sago Pudding

Name: Nyonya-Style Sago Pudding
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar; 1 pandan leaf, knotted (optional); 80 g (2¾ oz) sago, cooked according to the packet instructions; ⅔ cup (120 g) dark palm sugar (gula melaka), chopped; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) coconut milk

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese-ish

By Joanna Hu and Rosheen Kaul

Published 2022

About

This simple, pretty and delicious version of sago pudding hails from Southeast Asia. Fragrant with pandan and coconut milk, the dark palm sugar imparts lovely caramelised flavours to the delicate sago pearls. This is a classic dessert from the Peranakans of Singapore and Malaysia.

Ingredients

⅔ cup (120 g) dark palm sugar (gula melaka), chopped
1½ tablespoons

Asia
Singapore
Malaysia
China
Dessert
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
Vegan
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Place the palm sugar, caster sugar, pandan leaf (if using) and 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring continuously, for 5-6 minutes or until the sugar dissolves, then bri