Sakhu (Thai tapioca pearls with melon in coconut milk)
Chilled sweet coconut milk with chewy sago pearls and cool cubes of sweet melon.
- Time30 min + chilling
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £0.63 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the tapioca pearls and cook, stirring often so they do not stick, for 10 to 12 minutes, until almost clear with a tiny white dot.
12 min - 2
Drain and rinse in cold running water until the pearls feel cool and not slimy. Leave in a bowl of cold water.
- 3
Warm the coconut milk, 200 ml water, sugar and salt, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Do not boil hard. Cool, then chill for at least an hour.
60 min - 4
Peel and deseed the melon and cut it into small cubes. Toss with the lime juice.
- 5
Drain the tapioca and stir it into the cold coconut milk.
- 6
Spoon into glasses over the melon cubes and serve very cold.
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