Scarlett WSweet Pumpkin Soup with Sago
May 29th 2008 11:34
Sweet Pumpkin Soup with Sago
About Sago
Sago is a powdery starch made from the processed pith found inside the trunks of the Sago Palm Metroxylon sagu. The genus name Metroxylon is derived from Greek and means heartwood, while the species name sagu is from a local name for the food. Sago forms a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas where it is often cooked and eaten as a form of pancake with fish.
INGREDIENTS
½ pumpkin, middle size
1½ cup water
250 ml coconut milk
150 gm sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
100 gm sago
1. Clean sago, cook in water till transparent. Drain and set aside.
2. Peel and deseed pumpkin, cut into pieces, cook in water till well done.
3. Blend pumpkin and water into puree.
4. Add pumpkin mix, coconut milk, sugar and salt to saucepan and bring to boil.
5. Add sago to the mix.
6. Serve hot.
**From “Next Magazine and “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”**
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