Homemade Soy Bean Milk

Trying to keep cool during this hot season, I made some soy milk. It's extremely easy to make and is also very nutritious.

Ingredients:
Soy beans - 125 g
Water - 1 litre
Pandan leaf- 1 (optional)
Sugar to taste

Soak the soy beans overnight. Remove the hulls by kneading the soy beans and rinse with water.
Blend the soy beans with 1 litre of water in a blender. Strain the mixture through a muslin cloth to recover the soy milk.
Heat the milk till boiling point together with a pandan leaf. Continue to boil for 5-10 minutes.
Stir sugar to taste.

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