Squash and Taro Sweet Soup

As my promised to Nicole (my elder daughter) to make squash sweet soup like the one that my sister made, when we back to my hometown last year for summer holliday.

The ingridients are easy to find, we went to the market an hour before I made this soup.

Ingredients :

• 1.5 liter water
• 1/2 pc squash about 500 grams, peel of the skin, cut into square
• 1/2 taro about 200 grams, peel of the skin, cut into small square
• 100 grams tapioca flakes, cook separately, rinse and set aside
• 2 pcs pandan leaves
• coconut sugar
• granulated sugar
• a dash of salt
• 100ml of coconut milk
• thickening ( water and corn flour)

Directions :

• In medium size pan, add water and bring to boil,
• add pandan leaves and squash, let it cook until the squash all separate,
• then add taro, cook for more 15 minutes until taro soft,
• add tapioca flakes, coconut sugar, granulated sugar, a dash of salt and coconut milk,
• let it cook, taste it and adjust your sweetness,
• then add the end add the thickening sauce.

Serve it hot or cold.