Malaysian recipe
How to make Ais kacang
ais kacang or ABC (air batu campur)
All over Malaysia
A mountain of shaved ice over sweet red beans, sweetcorn, jelly cubes and palm seeds, drizzled with bright syrups and evaporated milk. It is a favourite way to cool down on a hot afternoon at a hawker centre.
Ingredients
- 200 g cooked sweet red beans (from a can)
- 150 g sweetcorn kernels (canned)
- 100 g grass jelly or other jelly, cut into small cubes
- About 1 kg ice, shaved or finely crushed
- Rose syrup or other red syrup, and palm sugar syrup
- Evaporated milk or sweetened condensed milk
- Optional: roasted peanuts, chopped
Method
- Divide the red beans, sweetcorn and jelly among four bowls.
- Shave or crush the ice as finely as you can, in an ice shaver or a strong blender, and pile it high over the toppings.
- Drizzle the ice with rose syrup, palm sugar syrup and milk.
- Scatter peanuts on top if you like, but warn your guests, as peanuts cause serious allergies. Eat straight away with a long spoon.
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The name means 'bean ice', and its other name, ABC, stands for 'air batu campur', or 'mixed ice'.
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