Mango pomelo sago
Hong Kong chilled dessert soup of mango, coconut, pomelo and pearls
Yeung chi gam lo was created in a Hong Kong restaurant in the 1980s and quickly became the city's favourite summer dessert, served in dessert shops late into the night. It's half drink, half pudding: puréed ripe mango mixed with coconut and evaporated milk, studded with chewy sago pearls, mango cubes and juicy pomelo. Chef's tip: rinse the cooked sago under cold water until it stops feeling slimy; this keeps each pearl separate and the dessert clean-tasting.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Main
Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Bring a large pan of water to a rolling boil, add 2 ⅛ oz small sago pearls and boil for 10–12 minutes, stirring often, until the pearls are translucent with only a tiny white dot in the centre. Cover and leave off the heat for 5 minutes until the dots disappear.
15 minStep 2: Drain and rinse under cold water. Common mistake: using too little water; the starch makes the pearls clump into a sticky mass. Leave them in cold water until needed.
Step 3: Dice the cheeks of one of 3 ripe mangoes into 1 cm cubes. Blend the rest of the mango flesh with ¾ cup coconut milk, ¾ cup evaporated milk, 2 tbsp sugar and 4 ice cubes until smooth.
Step 4: Stir the drained sago into the mango cream and chill for at least 1 hour (it keeps well for a day). Spoon into bowls and top with the mango cubes and 5 ½ oz pomelo just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does mango pomelo sago take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 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 vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of ripe mangoes?
- Tinned mango pulp, same weight.
- What can I use instead of coconut milk?
- Single cream, same amount (not dairy free).
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