Vietnamese desert: Che Dau Trang

One of my close friends made me taste this desert her aunt made not long ago and i thought that it would be a good idea to prepare it (with a little bit of help from my friend) and share it in this blog since the desert basically consists of rice and beans with a hint of coconut. This desert is very easy to make and the taste is wonderful.

For a 2-quart pot, you'll need:
1/2 cup dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight
1 cup glutinous rice
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1 15-oz can coconut milk

Rinse beans and add them to pot with 2 cups of water.
Turn heat to high and when it boils, turn the heat down to medium-low to simmer for about half an hour for the beans to soften.
Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 can of coconut milk, and 1 cup uncooked glutinous rice and let simmer for another half hour to cook the rice until soft.
The rice can be at the consistency of rice porridge or thicker, it depends of how you like it.
Add more sugar if you wish it to be sweeter.

I am not a great cook. As a matter of fact, I am a very bad cook. I do not have the patience for it. When preparing this desert, I found it not that hard. And I was exited to share it with my sister and boyfriend since I rarely cook. They liked it :)

The ingredients are easy to find and it does not take too long to put everything together. You might not want to eat too much of this desert because the sugar level is very high.