Homemade flan

If you miss your favorite flan because you cannot find Halal flan in Japan, you can make it at home. The recipe is very easy and the result is almost similar to the flan you can find in shops.

The recipe:
400 ml warm milk (the milk has already been boiled)
1 egg yolk
3 (or as you want) table spoon of sugar
4 table spoon of cocoa powder (or use halal vanilla if you want )
1 tea spoon agar-agar

Mix every thing together, put in a saucepan on a medium heat. Keep stiring until you see the mixture rising. Remove from heat. Pour into individual ramquins and put them in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

That is all!!!

Japanese sweet Potato

Japanese sweet potato is called in Japanese Satsumaimo. Satsumaimo potatoes are mainly harvested in fall. Satsumaimo have dark-pink skin and are slightly sweet.Satsumaimo are sold fresh at grocery stores and are also used to make shochu (distilled liquor) in Japan.

Satsumaimo is a common ingredients for tempura. Also, adding diced satsumaimo when cooking steamed rice makes imo-gohan (satsuma-imo rice). Usually, satsuma-imo are used to make desserts or snacks.

Easy ways to cook are grilling or steaming. Grilled satsuma-imo is called yakiimo. Grilled/steamed satsumaimo are simple but are popular snacks in autumn/winter in Japan. Candied satsuma-imo, called daigaku-imo, are also delicious snacks. Japanese sweet potato cakes are simply called sweet potato. Sweet potato cakes are usually oval shaped and are golden yellow.

Sweet potato is very cheap in this period in Japan, in addition, it is very nutritious. So I decided to try this recipe (Sweet Southern Potato Casserole Recipe) with some modifications. It was very delicious.
I forgot to take a photo, hehe.

Potato Casserole Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cups sweet potatoes, boiled & mashed
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup whole milk
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shredded coconut


preheat your oven to 350 F, or 175 C.

In a large bowl- mix together the sweet potatoes, eggs, milk, white
sugar, vanilla extract, coconut & butter. Scoop into your favorite baking dish.

Spread some sugar on top of sweet potato mash and you're ready to bake your
casserole for 30 minutes.