Some people like their Bubur Cha Cha with lots of santan as in the first photo while others don't. And some like theirs to be thick while others like their Bubur Cha Cha to be watery. I like my Bubur Cha Cha to be thick with lots of santan as the latter has a natural sweetness to it. My mother used to cook it by boiling water in a big pot and cutting the potato, yam and banana and putting them into the pot to boil till they are soft. However, I do it differently:
- Wash 100 g of black-eye beans. Boil a pot of water. When the water is boiling, pour the beans into the pot. Let the water boil. Pour away the water of the first boil. Fill the pot of beans with water and let it boil till the beans have softened. Drain the beans and set aside.
- Take 50 g of sago and put them into a bowl. Fill the bowl with water to soak the sago.
- Peel 200 g of yellow sweet potatoes. Wash and cut them into little cubes of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm. Put them into a metal plate.
- Peel 200 g of orange sweet potatoes. Wash and cut them into little cubes of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm. Put them into a metal plate.
- Peel 200 g of purple sweet potatoes. Wash and cut them into little cubes of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm. Put them into a metal plate.
- Peel 200 g of yam. Wash and cut them into little cubes of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm. Put them into a metal plate.
- Fill a steamer with water and let the water boil.
- Once the water has boiled, put the 4 metal plates of sweet potatoes and yam into the steamer. Turn off the fire once the sweet potatoes and yam are soft.
- Fill a large pot with one-third of water.
- Wash 5-6 pandan leaves and put them into the large pot of water. Turn on the fire to boil the water.
- Once the water has boiled, pour the beans and four plates of sweet potatoes and yam into the pot. Let it boil again.
- Add in 300 g or more santan.
- Add in a teaspoon of salt.
- Add in sugar, the amount depending on individual taste.
- Pour in the sago. Turn off the fire after a final boil. Cover the pot to let the sago turn transparent.
- The Bubur Cha Cha is ready to be served.
- Some like to have bananas with their Bubur Cha Cha. Slice a banana on top of the Bubur Cha Cha before serving it. Or, you may slice a few bananas into the pot and let the bubur boil for a minute or two before serving.