Flavours of South East Asia - you need to start this dessert the day before.

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons agar agar flakes
• 2 cups water
• 400 ml can coconut milk
• 1½ cups water
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon rosewater

Method

1. Stir the agar agar flakes into the water, cover and set aside overnight.
2. Drain off the excess moisture - left behind is about ½ cup swollen flakes.
3. Put these flakes into a saucepan with the coconut milk, water and sugar and bring slowly to the boil stirring constantly. Lower to a simmer and stir constantly to prevent the coconut milk from catching for 15 minutes.
4. Flavour with rosewater and pour into a 4-cup capacity dish and refrigerate until set.
5. Cut into diamonds to serve and accompany with tropical fruits and crispy sweet biscuits or wafers, if wished.