Dried Longan and Kidney Bean Soup 红豆龙眼汤

Actually, I don't really cook much of the Chinese desserts often. This is one of the day where I feel like having some red bean soup. So I decided to try the following recipe: 

INGREDIENTS FOR DRIED LONGAN AD KIDNEY BEAN SOUP

1 1/2 cup - Kidney Bean

1 piece - Dried Orange Peel
1/2 Cup - Dried Longan
3 pieces - Pandan Leaves

Some Rock Sugar (according to your taste buds)

Water (I usually will fill half of my pot with water)

METHOD OF COOKING DRIED LONGAN AD KIDNEY BEAN SOUP

1. Wash the kidney bean for few times and soak it overnight and set aside.

2. Wash the dried longan for few times and soak it for 30 minutes.
3. Wash the dried orange peel and set aside.

4. Discard the water from kidney bean and dried longan. Set aside.

5. Over high heat, bring the water and pandan leaves to boil.

6. Add kidney bean, dried longan and orange peel in the pot.  Cover and reduce to medium - low heat and simmer till the kidney bean are soft.

7. Add the rock sugar, then served.

Dried Longan and Kidney Bean Soup 红豆龙眼汤

Maung Bean and Organic Barley 绿豆薏米

It's been quite a long time that I did not cooked maung bean as my hubby did not really like maung bean. As for my family, I can recall, maung bean is one of the food my family always cook. Which my family believe that maung bean will have the cooling effect for our body. 

My family usually just boil the maung bean and add the sugar into it. That's simple. And at my mum, sisters and brother place, it's easy you can see a packet of maung bean lying in their pantry. 

Whenever I told my mum I am having sore throat or when my princess having fever, she will surely ask me to boil the herbal tea or make some maung bean for the family.

Few days ago, I had some terrible sore throat. Having manuka honey and honey drinks to subside the sore throat, I decided to boil myself some maung bean. Then I browse through the internet, I saw some people also add in barley. Therefore, for a change I add some barley into this dessert.

INGREDIENTS FOR MAUNG BEAN AND ORGANIC BARLEY

1 cup - Maung Bean

1/2 cup - Organic Barley

Some Rock Sugar (according to your taste buds)

Water (I usually will fill half of my pot with water)

METHOD OF COOKING MAUNG BEAN AND ORGANIC BARLEY

1. Wash the maung bean for few times and soak it for 30 minutes and set aside.

2. Wash the organic barley for few times and soak it for 30 minutes.

3. Discard the maung bean and organic barley after 30 minutes.

4. Over high heat, bring the water, organic barley and maung bean to boil. (uncover)

5. Cover and reduce to medium - low heat and simmer till the maung bean and barley are soft.

6. Add the rock sugar, then served.

Maung Bean and Organic Barley 绿豆薏米

You can served this bowl of dessert either hot or cold. I was surprised that hubby and my princess is taking this dessert this time round. I think they started to appreciate the goodness of maung bean and organic barley dessert.