Ingredients:
1 can water chestnuts
Red juice of red food coloring
Tapioca flour
100 g sugar
1 cup of water
1 can coconut milk
1 pinch of salt
Preparation:
Slice the water chestnuts in dice shape and soak in the red food coloring and stir until bright red.
Put the flour in a plate and add the water chestnuts and shake so the pieces become well coated.
Add 100 g sugar to a cup of water and boil it until you get syrup.
Mix the syrup with the coconut, add some drops of vanilla essenz.
Heat 5 cups of water to the boil, add the water chestnuts. It will float when cooked and look like rubies. Drain and plunge in cold water immediately.
Serve a little water chestnut into dessert dishes, add syrup, coconut milk and ice.