World Flavors Cookbook

Tub Tim Grob (Red Rubies in Coconut Milk)

A visually stunning dessert of crunchy water chestnuts coated in red-tinted tapioca flour, served in ice-cold sweetened coconut milk.

Cuisine: Thailand

Ingredients

• 1 cup water chestnuts, diced
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• Red food coloring
• 1 cup coconut milk, 1/2 cup sugar, pinch of salt
• Crushed ice

Instructions

1. Soak water chestnuts in red food coloring for 15 minutes.
2. Toss them in tapioca flour until well coated.
3. Boil in water until they float (like small rubies). Transfer to cold water.
4. Simmer coconut milk, sugar, and salt until dissolved. Let cool.
5. Serve the 'rubies' in a bowl with the coconut milk and plenty of crushed ice.