Red bean soup

Been thinking about making red bean soup for some time. 2 days ago I went to Tesco to get groceries; I bought a small pack of red beans & sago.

Red bean soup is very easy to make.  Before I left for work, I soaked the beans. I've always wanted to add more beans into my diet. I seldom ordered red bean soup or other legumes when I ate out, because the beans were usually not soaked before cooking and they caused intestinal gas in me, which made me feel bloated and uncomfortable.

When I came back from work, I discarded the soak water and boiled the beans in fresh water for about 1 hour (soaking the beans also soften them and shorten cooking time). I added sago when the beans were almost done. Finally I added brown sugar.

The final product:

I added a 2 teaspoons of coconut milk. I love coconut milk; it's so creamy and fragrant! Since I can't drink cow milk, coconut milk is a wonderful substitute.

After mixing...

Red beans & sago! I reduced the amount of sugar so it's not too sweet. One good thing about cooking at home - you can always adjust the amount of ingredients & sugar as you like.

The leftover for breakfast! :-)