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
 * ¾ cup tapioca flour
 * 2½ cups coconut milk
 * rose essence or jasmine essence

Sugar syrup

 * 1) Dissolve sugar in water by bringing it to a boil.
 * 2) This takes about 1 minute.
 * 3) Then remove and chill in the fridge.

Water chestnuts

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

For serving

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