Matcha with Red Bean Agar Agar Mooncake

For this recipe, I'm using the small mooncake mould which able to make about 16 pieces.

Unused Red Bean Paste is able to keep in freezer and store for about a month

Suggest everyone to try out the recipe first and adjust the sugar level to your liking.

Enjoy making the agar agar mooncake for the upcoming festival.

Red Bean Paste:

100g Red Bean                                30g Sugar                  10g Oil

Instructions:

       1)   Red Bean soak overnight ( min 6hours)

       2)   Steam the Red Bean with 1cm of water cover above the red bean. Steam still in can be mash.

3     3)   Add Sugar and oil into the mash red bean and stir well.

4     4)   In a non-stick pan, fry till the paste stick together.

Red Bean Agar Agar Filling:

2tsp Agar Agar Powder                 100ml Water           150ml Coconut milk ( i use Kara brand)

30g brown sugar               2 Pandan leaves                  80g Red Bean Paste

Instructions:

1)    Put everything except red bean paste in a pot and bring to boil.

2)    Remove the pandan leaves, and add in the red bean paste and stir well.

3)    Pour into a small mould  and let it set.

Matcha Agar Agar Skin:

150ml Coconut milk           1.5tsp Green Tea Powder

2tsp Agar Agar Powder     250ml Water            2 Pandan leaves  60g  Sugar

Instructions:

1)     Mix Coconut milk and Green Tea Powder evenly and set aside.

2)     Bring Agar Agar Powder, water sugar and pandan leaves to boil.

3)     Stir in stir in green tea mixture and mix evenly. Discard pandan leaves.

4)     Pour mixture into agar agar mooncake mould to cover the base design. Set slightly. Place in red bean filling and fill up the mould with balance green tea mixture. Chill till set.