Thai Red Rubies

Description
This is a famous Thai dessert made from water chestnuts. The preparation time includes refrigeration time.



Ingredients

 * 1 cup water
 * 1 cup Sugar
 * 30 water chestnuts
 * 3 drops red food coloring
 * 3/4 cup tapioca flour
 * 2 1/2 cups coconut milk
 * rose essence or jasmine essence

For sugar syrup
Dissolve Sugar in water by bringing it to a boil. This takes about 1 minute. Then remove and chill in the fridge.

For the water chestnuts
Peel the skin from the water chestnuts. Diced them into small cubes about 3 to 5 by 3 to 5mm. Mix the diced water chestnuts with red food colouring (not too big or too small). Add the diced water chestnuts into a plastic bag of tapioca flour and shake well to cover them with flour. Pour the water chestnuts from the bag into a sieve. Sieve away the excess flour. Boil water in a saucepan. Pour the water chestnuts into the boiling water and simmer for just 2 minute. Remove and drain the water chestnuts. Allow it to cool in iced water.

For serving
Combine the sugar syrup, coconut milk and rose or jasmine essence. Scoop a couple of spoonfuls of the water chestnuts into each dessert serving glass bowl and fill it with coconut milk mixture. Add some ice cubes into the bowl and serve immediately.