Happy Cooking 4: Green Bean Soup

It is one of those days where the weather is good for an afternoon nap and Mr. Robotic is not spared either.

Feeling heaty down his metalic throat pipe, Mr. Robotic decides to cook a simple Green Bean Soup to cool down and detoxicate. Green bean also known as Mung bean packs quite alot of nutritional value in the little bean. It contains iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamin A, B etc.

Green Bean Soup
Mr. Robotic completed this dessert based on Mdm. Agaration 's instructions. For this who need the recipe, here is an adaption from Healthy Chinese Recipes.

Ingredients (Serves 6):
- 300g green beans
- 1.5 litre water
- 6 pandan leaves
- 75 to 100g rock sugar (more if you have a sweet tooth)

Directions:
1. Wash the green beans in running water. Remove dirt and discolored beans.
2. Place beans and water in a large pot (cover with lid).
3. Bring water to boil then reduce heat to low.
4. Wash pandan leaves, cut off dead edges and tie into a bundle.
5. Place pandan leaves & rock sugar into the boiling water.
6. Simmer for 60-80 minutes until the beans have expanded out of their skins and are soft & fluffy.
Directions:
1. Wash the green beans in running water. Remove dirt and discolored beans.
2. Place beans and water in a large pot (cover with lid).
3. Bring water to boil then reduce heat to low.
4. Wash pandan leaves, cut off dead edges and tie into a bundle.
5. Place pandan leaves & rock sugar into the boiling water.
6. Simmer for 60-80 minutes until the beans have expanded out of their skins and are soft & fluffy.

Experience:
Simple yet delicious dessert for a lazy weekend afternoon. You can also throw in different ingredients (e.g. pearl barley, sago, small sweet potato bits, orange peel) to give a twist to this traditional dessert.