Thailand Pumpkin Recipe - Thai Dessert - Kaeng Buat Fak Tawng

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Thais have a sweet tooth. Just visit a local market and you’ll see stall after stall selling attractive sweets, mostly made with coconut milk. We’re going to make Kaeng Buat Fak Tawng today, which is Pumpkin in coconut milk. This can be eaten hot but is also delicious cold especially during the hot weather that we’ve been having. Coconut cream is what is extracted from the first pressing of grated coconut flesh. Subsequent pressings give the thinner coconut milk.




Ingredients
1 Kg Ripe Pumpkin
4 Cups Coconut Milk
1 Cup Coconut Cream
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tsp Salt
Slaked Lime Water

Method
Clean the pumpkin and peel the skin.Cut the Pumpkin in half and remove the seeds. Cut into small chunks and soak for about 30 minutes in the Slaked Lime Water.
Mix the Coconut Milk, Sugar & Salt in a small pan and cook over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Strain the mixture and heat until boiling. Add the chunks of Pumpkin and cook until soft.
Remove from the heat. Add the Coconut Cream, return to heat and bring to the boil.
Remove from the heat and place in a serving dish. May be eaten hot or cold.

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