Luk Chup (Mung Dal Candy) Thai Dessert and sweets.

A famous Thai dessert that has colorful and nice visual, many foreigners love it. Mung Beans (Mung Dal) that make to fruit and vegetables shaped and coated with thin layer of jelly. It is quite an easy to do but need skill in molding to make a nice one.

Also know as Luk Chup or Look chop

Luk Chup are bright and shiny bite size sweets.
A distinctly Thai adaptation of a sweet Almond snack ( called marzipan ) that was introduced to Thailand by Portuguese adventures with back in the 1600s, Luk Chup are made by boiling Mung Dal, sugar and coconut milk into a pulp, which is then kneaded into the uncanny shapes of miniature cherries, Oranges, Watermelon slices, or even eggs , vegetables or cute little piglets.
As a finishing touch, colorful jellies are artistically applied.

Luk Chup also called look choop, is a type of Thai dessert derived from marzipan, a recipe from Portugal, called massapão. The Portuguese used Almonds as the main ingredient but, given the absence of Almonds in Thailand, they were replaced by green bean (Mung Dal).

In the past it was made only for the king, royal families and people in the palace. Nowadays, Luk Chup can be purchased in general dessert shops in Thailand. The shape of Luk Chup is molded into fruit or vegetable shapes such as a Mango, a chilli and orange, etc. With colors that match the color of the foods they represent.

Typical ingredients in Luk Chup include Mung Dal (Mung Beans), coconut milk, sugar, Jelly powder (Gelatin or Agar Agar Powder) Water and food coloring. The mung beans (Mung Dal) coconut milk and sugar are mixed into a paste, from which the Luk Chup is then formed. The food coloring can be painted onto the dessert, and it is sometimes dipped in Gelatin to provide a shiny appearance.


Ingredients

Mung Beans (Mung Dal) 1 cup (Soaked in water for 3 to 4 hours Or overnight)
Sugar 2 cups
Coconut milk 2 cups
Salt 1 tsp
Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Food Coloring 1 to 2 tablespoons water

For Gelatin Syrup

Gelatin or Agar Agar 2 tablespoons
Sugar 2 tablespoons
Water 300ml


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