Tau Suan (Split Mung Bean Soup) | Don Signature Crab - Singapore Food Guide

Ingredients

• 250 g split mung beans (yellow mung dal / washed)
• 1.2 litres water (plus extra for soaking, optional)
• 3 pandan leaves, knotted
• 30 g fresh ginger, sliced thin (about 2–3 slices per serving to taste)
• 100 g gula melaka, chopped (or 120 g palm sugar) — adjust to taste
• 100 g rock sugar or caster sugar (optional; use instead of or in addition to gula melaka)
• 150 ml coconut milk (optional, for creamier version)
• 1/4 tsp fine salt (to balance sweetness)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (for shallow-frying youtiao, optional)
• 1 fresh youtiao (Chinese fried dough) or 2 frozen ready-made, cut into 3 cm pieces (optional accompaniment)
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds (optional garnish)
• Fresh pandan leaf or pandan chiffon strips (for garnish, optional)
• Lime wedges (optional, a tiny squeeze brightens the bowl)
• Optional spice: 1–2 small bird's eye chillies sliced thin (for a savoury-spicy regional twist, not traditional)