Cincau, an Indonesian famous ingredient commonly used for beverages, turns out to have many health benefits. Other common names of cincau, include, grass jelly (English), khruea ma noi, chao kuai (Thailand), cao, juju, kepleng (Javanese), camcauh, tahulu (Sundanese), xian cao, hsian tsao (Taiwan).
Cincau is made traditionally by first washing the leaves, finely crushed, and added with warm water. The water soluble is then separated from the leaves, left until it is cold, and turned into a jelly.
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It might also simply by soaking the leaves into water, for about five minutes, and then squeeze them. The leaves will stick together like glues. The more sticky means better quality of Cincau leaves.
Nutrition Of Cincau :
A. Few Calories
According to the Chao Kuay Grass Jelly product label, a 330-g serving of grass jelly contains 184 calories. This represents approximately 9 percent of your total recommended daily calorie intake based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
B. Carbs and Protein
A 330-g serving of grass jelly contains 44 g of carbohydrates, and 2 g of these carbohydrates come from dietary fiber. The remainder of the carbohydrates come from sugar. Grass jelly is, therefore, higher in dietary sugar and carbohydrates. Each 330-g serving of grass jelly also contains 2 g of protein.
C. Fat and Vitamins and Minerals
Grass jelly does not contain any fat, vitamins or minerals. Because of this, the calorie count of this dessert remains relatively low. However, despite this dessert's lack of fat, the dessert does have a rich flavor that results from the sugar content of the carbohydrates.
Recipe to make drinks ice Cincau
Ice Cincau a typical drink in Indonesia that fresh drink when thirsty. well if you're curious about how to make iced grass jelly drink it, let us refer to the recipe and how:
First, prepare the ingredients
- The basic ingredients:
- 500 grams of green grass jelly, dredge with spoon
- 500 grams of shaved ice
- Coconut milk sauce:
- 600 ml coconut milk from 1 coconut
- 3 pandan leaves, conclude
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Brown Sugar Syrup :
- 200 grams of brown sugar
- 100 ml of water
- 1 sheet of pandan leaves
How to make:
1. boiled coconut milk, pandan leaves, and salt, stirring until boiling. Remove and let cool.
2 Sugar syrup: boil water, brown sugar and pandan leaves until thick. Lift.
3. Serve green grass jelly with coconut milk, shaved ice, and sugar syrup.