Happy Anniversary...

"...Through the years, through all the good and bad

I know how much we had, I've always been so glad to be with you
Through the years It's better every day, you've kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay, I'll stay with you
Through the years..."
(by Kenny Rogers)

Yup, today is my 8th wedding anniversary. Nothing fancy, no party, no cake, no special dinner, only me and my son, Raihan. Honestly, my husband forgot that today is our anniversary. :) But that's okay, since we've been busy with our work at the office. And, also, we have never celebrate this day since our first anniversary. So why bother ? Having him always there for me to support, cuddle and give me hugs is enough.

Speaking of Ramadhan, of course it's still in the air. Day 22, 8 more days before the end of Ramadhan. But I still have one more recipe for Lubna Karim with her foodie event "Joy from fasting to feasting - III". (I hope she's okay with it :))

I found this recipe from Kraft recipe book. What could I make with ingredients that I already had on hand ? Easy to make mung bean pudding is a good choice and making cheddar cheese sauce is definitely new for me. With my "always ready to help assistant", a.k.a my son, I cooked this pudding in only 1 hour :)

Mung Bean Pudding with Cheddar Cheese Sauce

For Pudding
- 1 sachet of agar-agar powder
- 750 ml milk
- 250 ml water
- 200 gr granulated sugar
- 100 gr mung bean, rinsed and soaked
- 1/2 tea spoon of salt
- 1/2 tea spoon of vanilla essence

For Sauce :
- 100 gr cheddar cheese
- 250 ml milk
- 25 gr granulated sugar
- 1/8 tea spoon of vanilla essence
- 1 table spoon of corn starch

Directions :

1. Bring mung beans to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 40 minutes, until the beans have cracked open a bit but are not mushy. Set aside and let it cool.
2. Using blender, blend well mung bean with water until smooth.
3. Pudding : boiled agar-agar powder, milk, water and granulated sugar. Stir constantly until the mixture begins to thicken and boiling. Put in the blended mung bean, salt and vanilla essence into the pan. Stir well again. Cook until the milk is just heated through, about 2 minutes.
4. Pour the pudding mixture into a pudding mold. Let it cool and refrigerated.
5. Sauce : boil milk, cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla essence in a pan over medium heat. Stir until smooth and well blended.
6. Dissolve corn starch with 2 tablespoons of boiled milk mixture. Stir until completely smooth and add gradually to the milk mixture. Keep stirring until well mixed. Remove from heat.
7. Serve pudding with the sauce.

In Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan pudding :
- 1 bks agar2 bubuk
- 750 ml susu cair tawar
- 250 ml air
- 200 gr gula pasir
- 100 gr kacang hijau, cuci bersih dan rendam
- 1/2 sdt garam
- 1/2 sdt esense vanilla

Bahan saus :
- 100 gr keju cheddar
- 250 ml susu cair tawar
- 25 gr gula pasir
- 1/8 sdt esense vanilla
- 1 sdm tepung maizena

Cara membuat :

1. Rebus kacang hijau sampai merekah dan matang. Angkat dan dinginkan
2. Setelah kacang hijau dingin, blender dengan menambahkan air sampai lembut.
3. Pudding : rebus agar-agar, susu, air dan gula pasir sampai mendidih. Masukan kacang hijau, gara, vanilla. Aduk rata. Masak sampai mendidih.
4. Tuang ke loyang. Dinginkan.
5. Saus : campur susu, keju, gula pasir dan vanilla. Masak sampai mendidih dan keju larut.
6. Larutkan tepung maizena dengan 2 sdm makan rebusan keju. Tuang ke dalam rebusan keju. Aduk rata. Masak sampai meletup2.
7. Sajikan pudding bersama sausnya. 

Hope you like it and enjoy...