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Air jagung
Sweet corn drink
Air jagung: fresh sweet corn and pandan drink, served chilled
Night markets in Selangor and Perak sell air jagung in tall cups, a pale-yellow, lightly sweet drink made from fresh corn cooked with pandan and blended smooth; some stalls stir in evaporated milk, but the plain version is vegan and very refreshing. It tastes like the milk from the bottom of a bowl of sweetcorn, with a grassy pandan note. Chef's tip: skipping the sieve is a common short cut that leaves the drink gritty with husk; strain it well, pressing on the pulp.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 3 sweetcorn cobskernels cut off (about 400 g)
- 4 ¼ cups water
- 3 pandan leavesknotted
- 1 ¾ oz sugarto taste
- 1 pinch salt
- 10 ½ oz ice cubesto serve
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 3 sweetcorn cobs kernels, 4 ¼ cups water and 3 pandan leaves in a pan, bring to the boil over a high heat, then simmer for 10 minutes until the kernels are tender and bright yellow.
12 minStep 3: Cool for a few minutes, then blend everything until very smooth.
Step 4: Strain through a fine sieve, pressing the pulp hard. Chill, and serve over 10 ½ oz ice cubes. It keeps for 2 days in the fridge; shake before pouring.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 115 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 26 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does air jagung take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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