Herbal Jelly - Gui Ling Gao

My two boys were introduced to herbal jelly or gui ling gao by their late great grandmother. Whenever my grandmother knew that we were going to visit her, she would made gui ling gao ready for her two great grandchildren. And my two boys till now still sing praises of the best gui ling gao were still what their great grandmother made for them. No one could ever replace the taste or memory of them having gui ling gao made by her.

Since they love gui ling gao, I went to Eu Yan Sang to buy the powder and tried it out. A 50g powder could made 6 bowls.

Ingredients
1 packet 50g herbal jelly powder
150 g sugar
Water

Method
Bring to boil 1 litre of water, add in 150g sugar
Pour 1 packet of 50g herbal jelly powder into a bowl
Add in 250ml cool water, mix well
Turn to low flame of boiling water, then add in herbal jelly mixture and continuously stir for 10 minutes
Filter the boiled herbal jelly mixture and pour into bowls or puding moulds
Leave to cool and ready to serve
Honey for topping (optional)
Or if you prefer cold, chill in the regrigerator

If you are using thermomix:

Ingredients

50g herbal jelly powder

150g rock sugar

1500g water

Method

Pour in rock sugar mill 2 sec two times speed turbo

Add in water and powder, mix well 10 sec speed 3

Continue to cook 10 min 100 temperature speed 3

Pour onto pudding moulds, serve chilled