Watermelon Air Katira

Name: Watermelon Air Katira
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 885 min
Total time: 900 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malay
Ingredients: 1/2 Watermelon; 1 Pandan Leaf; 1 Tbsp Basil Seeds; 1 Tbsp Gum Tragacanth; 1 handful Dried Dates; 3/4 cup Evaporated Milk; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Water

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Level

easy

Cooking

885 min

Preparation

15 min

Ingredients

Servings

Watermelon cubed	¹⁄₂
Pandan Leaf	1
Basil Seeds	1 tbsp
Gum Tragacanth	1 tbsp
Dried Dates	1 handful
Evaporated Milk or to taste	³⁄₄ cup
Sugar	1 cup
Water	1 cup

How to cook

Prepare the soaked ingredients

Soak the gum tragacanth for 7 hours or overnight (if possible).
Soak the basil seeds in water until they become plump.
Slice the dried dates thinly then soak them in boiling water for 10-15 minutes to soften.

Prepare the liquids

Rip the pandan leaf in half to release its fragrance then knot it.
Add water, sugar and pandan leaf in a pot and keep stirring until it reaches a low boil, or the sugar has dissolved completely.
Remove the pot from heat and refrigerate the pandan sugar syrup so it can cool down faster.
Blend the cubed watermelon.