Milk Jelly

With global warming breathing on our necks, unnatural weather changes knocking our doors, and global economy downfall right before our eyes, you just can't help being pressured under such stress. Yet we shall not kowtow to the stress. It is time we not only care for the earth but for our own health. A method of reducing stress is by cooking. Personally, making something good out of scratch and being able to share it with everyone is a stress outlet. As for our health let's start looking after ourselves by drinking milk. With this in mind I will share an easy recipe with milk. Milk Jelly...

Ingredients:

1. 1 liter of your choice of milk- I chose soymilk.
2. 3-4 tablespoons of sugar
3. 1/2 teaspoon of agar-agar powder
4. 1/3 teaspoon of gelatin (not necessary)
5. 5-6 tablespoons of unsweeten evaporated milk
6. 4-5 bayan leaves for a delightful odor. But this can also be replaced with jasmine or vanilla.
7. 1 tablespoon of basil seeds
8. 1/4 cup of water

Simple Preparation

1. Mix 1 and 2/3 cups of milk with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of agar-agar powder, and 2 teared up banyan leaves in a cooking pot. Set the pot at medium heat.
2. Melt gelatin in a little bit of warm water before mixing it into the pot.
3. Remove the banyan leaves.
4. Pour this mixture into glasses, bowls, bottles of choice so that each container holds approximately 1/4 cup of it.
5. Leave the mixture to be cooled down and get its jelly structure.
6. Add 1/2 cup of water to the basil seeds and leave it for a few minutes. I am always fascinated in the change water does to the seeds. See picture below.
   
   
   
   
   
   


7. Put the basil seeds onto the jelly mixture we've just made. Equal them out in each container.
8. The rest is real easy. Mix the remaining ingredients in a pot under medium heat. Once sugar is melted (for those using jasmine or vanilla) or milk has boiled then you may pour this milk onto the jelly and basil seeds previously made.
9. Drink it warm or chilled.