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Chè Đậu Xanh Bột Báng Recipe: Mung Bean Sweet Soup with Tapioca Pearl

Chè Đậu Xanh Bột Báng Recipe: Mung Bean Sweet Soup with Tapioca Pearl

Hanna Tran Hanna Tran | Updated October 16, 2026

Chè đậu xanh bột báng, mung bean sweet soup with tapioca pearl, is the dessert the author wants to cook in hot weather. Mung beans and small tapioca pearls are cooked in coconut milk with pandan leaves, and you can eat it hot or cold.

Chè Đậu Xanh Bột Báng Recipe: Mung Bean Sweet Soup with Tapioca Pearl

Plan ahead: the mung beans soak for about 3–4 hours, and the tapioca pearls for about 30 minutes.

    Ingredients

    • 100 g hulled mung bean
    • 20 g dried small tapioca pearl
    • Sugar
    • 1 bunch pandan leaves
    • 300 ml coconut milk
    • 2 bowls water

    How to make chè đậu xanh bột báng

    1. Soak the mung beans and tie the pandan

    Wash the mung beans 2–3 times, then soak them in cold water for about 3–4 hours. Wash the pandan leaves well and tie them into a bunch.

    Mung beans with a bunch of tied pandan leaves

    2. Soak the tapioca pearls

    Soak the tapioca pearls in cold water for about 30 minutes. Keep a close eye on the pot in the next step.

    Tapioca pearls soaking in water

    3. Cook the sweet soup

    Mix the coconut milk with the pandan leaves and 2 bowls of water. Bring it to the boil, then slowly pour in the mung beans.

    Coconut milk and pandan leaves in the pot

    Cook until the mung beans are soft, and season with sugar to suit your taste. Then slowly pour in the tapioca pearls and cook until all the pearls are clear.

    Eat it hot or cold.

    A spoonful of mung bean sweet soup with tapioca pearls
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