Servings: 8 serving
Equipment
Ingredients
- Water: 2 cups
- Fresh lemongrass: 2 stalks
- Fresh dragon fruit: 1 large or 2 medium-sized
- Agar-agar flakes: 4 tablespoons
- Cold water: 1/2 cup
- Maple syrup or coconut sugar: 1/4 cup sattvic sweetener
- Edible flowers for garnish, optional
- Honey for garnish, optional, if considered sattvic
- Shredded coconut for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Begin by preparing your jelly mold or molds by rinsing them with cold water. This will make unmolding easier once the jelly is set.
- Take two cups of water in a saucepan, and bring it to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
- Bruise two stalks of fresh lemongrass by lightly crushing them with the flat side of a knife to release their aromatic oils, and then add them to the simmering water.
- Allow the lemongrass to infuse in the water for about 10 minutes to create a fragrant infusion.
- While the lemongrass is steeping, remove the skin of one large or two medium-sized dragon fruits and cut the flesh into small cubes.
- After the infusion period, remove the lemongrass stalks and discard them, ensuring you squeeze out any retained liquid back into the saucepan.
- Add the cubed dragon fruit to the lemongrass infusion, and return to a gentle simmer for another 5 minutes to allow the fruit to soften slightly.
- In a small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of agar-agar flakes with a half cup of cold water, stirring until it is completely dispersed.
- Pour the agar-agar mixture into the saucepan with the dragon fruit and lemongrass infusion.
- Stir in a quarter cup of maple syrup or coconut sugar, adjusting the sweetness to your preference, and continue to simmer for about 5 minutes or until the agar-agar is completely dissolved and the liquid begins to thicken slightly.
- Once the agar-agar is completely dissolved, remove the saucepan from the heat, and allow the mixture to cool for a couple of minutes, but do not allow it to set.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a jug to remove any remaining chunks of dragon fruit or any undissolved agar-agar.
- Immediately pour the strained liquid into the prepared mold or molds.
- Let the jelly cool until it reaches room temperature, then place it in the refrigerator to set for at least 4 hours, or until the jelly is firm to the touch.
- When ready to serve, briefly dip the jelly mold bottom in warm water to loosen. Place a serving plate on top of the mold and, holding both the mold and the plate firmly together, invert them. The jelly should slide out smoothly.
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06/10/2024 10:45 am GMT
