Bubur Terigu

Prep: 3 hours
Cook: 30 minutes

Ingredients (serves 6):
200g soft white wheat (beras terigu)
2000ml water
1/4 tsp salt
150g palm sugar, chopped
50g caster sugar
250ml water
5 pandan leaves, tied into a knot
250ml thick coconut milk
2 tsp cornflour mixed with 50ml water (optional)

Method:
1. Wash beans and soak for 3 hours. Drain and pour into a saucepan. Add the 2000ml water and salt and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer till the wheat becomes soft.
2. In a separate pan, boil palm sugar, sugar and water until sugar dissolves.
3. Add the sugar syrup and pandan leaves to the boiling wheat. Leave to boil for another 5 minutes.
4. Add the thick coconut milk and corn flour solution. Bring to a boil while stirring constantly. Turn off heat and discard pandan leaves. Serve warm.

Tips:
Soft white wheat is sold at most grocery shops and supermarkets. It is very nutritious and high in fibre. Soft white wheat can be substituted with pearl barley.

Recipe source: Lifestyle magazine (Aug 2006)