Mango Pomelo Sago

Mango Pomelo Sago, also referred to chilled mango sago cream with pomelo is one of the most famous and popular Chinese dessert in hot summer days.

There is a famous Chinese restaurant selling dished using mango and sago. Personally, I love most of their dessert dishes especially this mango pomelo sago for the smoothie taste and appealing color.

Cook the sago with boiling water for around 10 minutes and then set aside with lid covered for around 15 minutes. The white hearts of sago should almost disappear when cooked. In order to remove the sticky feeling of cooked sago, we need to rinsing them in cold water for at least 1 minute. Love those crystal small balls.
 

Choose ripe mango because the ripe ones are sweeter and thus we can reduce the amount of sugar. I did not use any sugar in this recipe because the coconut milk I am using is sweetened. If you only have unsweetened coconut milk, please melt the sugar with milk before blending. And you can use 400ml coconut milk to make this recipe vegan. Mix the blended smoothie with mango, cooked sago and pamelo. Chill for a better taste.

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe mangoes peeled and pitted
• Half of a sweet pomelo, peeled and sacs separated
• 200ml milk
• 200ml coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons of pearl sago
• Sugar as needed (optional)
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Instructions

1. Cook the sago: Boil a pot of water over medium-high heat. Place in sago and boil for 10 minutes. Stir continually to avoid the sago stick to the pot bottom. Move the pot from fire, set aside for around 15 minutes with the lid covered. Pour the sago to a filter and then rinsing under cold water for around 1 minute.
2. Add milk, coconut milk, half of the mango cubes into blender. Blend all the ingredients into a smoothie form. Put the smoothie mixture into refrigerator for around 15 minutes or add some iced cubes with the smoothie mixture.
3. Pour the smoothie mixture into the serving bowls. Add cooked sago and top with mango and pomelo.
4. Mix all the ingredients combined and enjoy!

Read more at http://www.chinasichuanfood.com/mango-pomelo-sago/