
The third of todays sweet ball recipes. These tapioca balls are fill with chopped water chestnuts. The tapioca has a sticky, jelly-like texture and the chestnuts add a crunch that contrasts it nicely. If you can't find rose water, you can use vanilla essence in water, for a slightly different taste.
Ingredients ![]()
200 gms Tapioca Pearls
40 gms Water Chestnuts
500 ml Rose Water
100 gms Sugar
100 ml Coconut Milk
150 ml Hot water
Preparation
1. Put the tapioca pearls in a bowl and add the hot water. You should just add enough hot water to make the tapioca clump together. Take a spoon and turn the tapioca over to make sure the water is well distributed.
2. Chop the chestnuts into quarters.
3. Take a lump of the tapioca, and flatten it in the palm of your hand. Make a disc about 5cms across.
4. Place a piece of chestnut in the middle and fold the edges up to wrap up the chestnut piece. Smooth it out to form a ball.
5. Boil the rose water with the sugar, once it is boiling add the tapioca balls and simmer for 25 minutes.
6. Serve warm with a spoonful or two of coconut milk over the top.



Comments (1)
I love your site... Great!
Do you have the recipe for Sweet Tapioca with Coconut Milk. I don't know the name in Thai but it is a very popular dessert, almost every thai dessert store will sell them. I have tired to do it but its doesn't taste as nice. Hope you would teach me how to cook this in the Thai ways...
Thank You
Cheers
Florence
Singapore
[Appon] There are so many variations of this and quite a few are already up on the site. See the desserts section in the recipe browser.
Posted by Florence | March 28, 2007 5:08 PM
Posted on March 28, 2007 17:08