Rainbow Jelly (Agar-Agar) Recipes

The weather here is really unbearable. Temperatures were around 93 degree and with 60 % humidity but we actually did some BBQ yesterday. Crazy isn't it. Carlos only cranks up the grill around 7.30pm. Diana posted some pictures of the BBQ at her blog so do go and check it out. I will post the satay recipe here soon.

After all the grill food we just wanted something cold and sweet the next day. I saw this beautiful agar agar at Lily's blog and decided to try it out. It turns out so beautifully and I actually can't bring myself to cut into it but I have to as I wanted to take some pictures and share it with you ;) Here is her recipe :

The Transparent Layer:
2 tbsp agar agar powder
1200 ml water
200 gm castor sugar
2 pandan leaves
Colorings - any color of your choice

The Coconut Milk Layer:
2 tbsp agar agar powder
400 ml concentrated coconut milk
800 ml water
200 gm of sugar
2 pandan leaves
1/2 tsp salt

1. Boil the ingredients for the transparent layer except colorings till dissolved. Sieve mixture and return to pot. Leave it on the stove on the lowest heat or doubleboil to keep the mixture warm until the coconut layer is ready for assembling. Remove the pandan leaves
2. Boil the agar agar, sugar and water for the coconut layer till dissolved, then add in coconut milk and salt. Sieve mixture and return to pot. Leave it on very low heat . Remove the pandan leaves.

To Assemble :

1. Measure about 250 ml of transparent agar agar and colour it with the color your choice. Leave it to harden slightly(not too hard if not the jelly will not stick together. If too hard, just use a fork to lightly scratch the surface before adding the next layer.)
2. The second layer will be 250 ml of the coconut milk agar agar. Leave to harden slightly
3. Do the same alternating between the transparent layer and the coconut milk layer until all the agar agar have been used up.
4. Leave the whole jelly to cool down before refrigerating it for at least a few hours. Serve cold.

Note : I added some pandan leaves to boil with the agar agar and I reduce the amount of sugar.

Another recipe similar to this : Sago Pearl Pudding