First Time Trying to Make Gandasturi Cake from Green Mung Beans

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This mung bean snack is a legendary snack that is quite familiar to the people in Indonesia. This snack is delicious and loved by many people. This snack is known as Gandasturi, made from mung beans with sugar then shaped and fried with a layer of flour.

Not many people know that you can easily prepare this snack at home, especially as a casual tea time dish when gathering with family. I usually make mung beans into coconut milk porridge, but this is the first time I've tried frying them at home. Usually I often buy it at the market, I really like this cake, so learning to make it becomes a must, right? To make it easier for me to prepare if the market is not available. Yeah lately it's been hard to find, probably because all the ingredients are now soaring in price. And that makes the seller not produce it, well the fast alternative is to prepare it yourself, right? Although there is still a lot to learn and the texture is still very messy. So here are the preparation steps!

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Materials Required

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Gandasturi cake is one of the most delicious cakes that you should try making. Usually this cake is processed with palm sugar or white sugar. Its sweet and savory taste makes this dish has an authentic taste and will certainly make anyone who enjoys it will be tempted!. After preparing the ingredients, I will do a step-by-step preparation!.

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Making Procedure

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Step 1

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Soak the beans for about 3 hours, so that they soften, or you can soak them overnight when going to bed at night. Then boil the beans in enough water to boil.

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Step 2

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After boiling I leave it for a while then I turn off the stove and cover the beans in the pot leave it for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes I boil again until the beans expand, don't forget to add sugar.

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Step 3

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Then add salt and boil until it dries or does not contain water anymore, then set aside for a while to cool.

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Step 4

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After cooling, add 2 tablespoons of flour, or if the texture is easy to shape, you don't need to add flour. Stir until well mixed then form the green bean dough, flat round shape.

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Step 5

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Then prepare flour and rice, add salt and then add water until it thickens as you wish.

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Step 6

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Then dip the green bean dough that has been formed and then fry it in hot oil.

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Step 7

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Fry until brownish yellow, don't forget to turn back and forth when fried so that it cooks evenly.

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Result

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Gandasturi fried snacks are ready to eat, very delicious enjoyed while warm with tea or coffee in the afternoon. Make sure you enjoy it on a rainy day ahh more delicious, warm cake with a glass of coffee in favorable weather like now can indeed spend several pieces of cake that I prepared.

I'm very happy even though the shape is still not heavy, especially the hardest thing when forming the inner bean dough made me almost overwhelmed because of its soft texture. I think I should use a non-stick skillet to maximize the result.

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I was quite satisfied with the taste, the sweetness was just right, the savory and of course the final word was very good. The filling is very soft with a crunchy texture on the outside of the cake. And that makes this dish very balanced so I'm sure anyone who enjoys it will definitely like it.

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