Ingredients

  • 100 gm cornflour
  • 450 ml cool water
  • 60 gm caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp red food colouting loog tapioca
  • 100 gm caster sugar
  • 1 lt water
  • 1/2 tsp green food colouring
  • 250 gm orange sweet potato peeled and cut into lcm dice
  • 100 gm demerara sugar
  • 8 x ice cubes
  • 150 gm palm sugar crumbled or possibly grated
  • 500 ml coconut lowfat milk

Method

  • First make the noodles by mixing together the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan and stirring well.
  • Place the pan over a moderate heat and cook for 2 to 3 min stirring constantly till the mix becomes very thick and translucent/soft.
  • Put the paste into a potato ricer or possibly a smallnozzled piping bag and force into a bowl of iced water that will set the noodles.
  • Leave them to go cool then store in a little water till needed.
  • Place the tapioca the 100g of caster sugar the water and the green food colouring in a small saucepan and slowly bring it to the boil stirring gently.
  • Simmer for just a few min till the tapioca is still a little al dente.
  • Pour it through a strainer then gently rinse it in cool water to prevent the grains sticking together.
  • Boil the sweet potato with the demerara sugar and just sufficient water to cover it till it is just cooked.
  • Drain and leave to cold.
  • To assemble divide the noodlestapioca sweet potato and ice among 4 glasses sprinkle the palm sugar on top then pour on the coconut lowfat milk.
  • Give it a good stir before you eat it and think of those water buffaloes.
  • Serves 4