Woon Ka-fae (Coffee Jelly)

A popular and simple Thai style jelly coconut with coffee and can be ... tastes and colours such as Pandanus leaf-scented, Fruit Jelly and Coffee Jelly. This recipe I call Coffee Jelly or "Wun Ka fae" in Thai.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tbsp agar-agar powder
• 1 tbsp instant coffee 1 cup sugar 
• 3 cups water
• 2 tbsp warm water
• 1.5 cups coconut cream
• 1.4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt

COOKING:

• Mix the instant coffee with warm water and set aside.
• Mix agar-agar powder with water bring to the boil over medium heat Stir continuously until all the agar-agar dissolves, then add sugar. 
• Continue boiling until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture boils well. 
• Add mixed coffee, stir well, then remove from the heat. 
• Pour the mixture into a pan, and place the pan in a bowl of warm water, set aside.
• To make the coconut cream topping; mix water and agar-agar powder together, bring to the boil over medium heat. 
• Boil until the agar-agar dissolves, then add coconut cream, sugar and salt together. 
• Stir regularly to prevent the coconut cream separating. 
• Boil until the mixture dissolve completely, remove from heat, and place the pan in a bowl of warm water as well.
• Spoon 2 tablespoonful of the coffee mixture into each mold, leave to almost set. 
• Then spoon the same amount of the coconut mixture over and leave to almost set. 
• Continue with this process until each mold is full. Leave to completely cool before remove from the mold.

Tip: The coffee jelly will be more aromatic if the jasmine-flavored water is used instead of water.

  

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