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Indonesian · Brunei
Sago porridge
Also called ambuyat
Sago porridge, a dish from Brunei (ambuyat).
Pai editors’ mark 4 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Sago porridge is cooked in Brunei as its own dish. Stir starch into boiling water until it turns clear and sticky, and serve it with chili and shrimp. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
64
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Light
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 23%
- Carbs 74%
- Fat 3%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 14.2 g, under the 25 g mark.
Watch · Low sodium
About 824 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Suits · Gluten-free
No wheat, barley, or rye in the required list. Still read labels on sauces and oats.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Suits · Gentle when sick
Mild, not fried, and not a very rich plate. Comfort, not a treatment.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Tapioca pearls, dry179 kcal
- Shrimp, peeled68 kcal
- Lime juice3 kcal
- Thai chili1 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 35.8. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving is about 251 kcal. Two portions would be about 502 kcal if you want a fuller plate.
Allergens. Shellfish
Make it healthier
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 251 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.
The same dish with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.
The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 251 kcal | 13% |
| Protein | 14.2 g | 28% |
| Carbohydrate | 45.9 g | 17% |
| Fiber | 0.5 g | 2% |
| Total sugars | 2 g | 4% |
| Fat | 0.7 g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.1 g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 122 mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 824 mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 149 mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 76 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 24 mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.9 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 7.3 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D · estimate | 1.8 mcg | 9% |
| Vitamin E · estimate | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K · estimate | 2 mcg | 2% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0 mg | 0% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0 mg | 0% |
| Niacin (B3) · estimate | 4.5 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B6 · estimate | 0.3 mg | 19% |
| Folate · estimate | 4 mcg | 1% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.9 mcg | 38% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- Sodium is on the higher side. The swaps below pull it down.
- Much of the energy comes from a fast starch such as white rice, white flour, or sugar.
- Shellfish should be fully cooked. This is an allergen for many people.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Heavy pot
- Scale
- Wooden spoon
- Ladle
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Tapioca pearls, dry1 cup200 g
Water3.5 cups800 ml
Kosher salt1 tsp4 g
Shrimp, peeled12 oz360 g
Lime juice3 tbsp40 ml
Thai chili3 chilies12 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.. The same dish with less sodium.
- Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.. The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes.
Method
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1Set a heavy pot over medium heat. For Sago porridge, start here: stir starch into boiling water until it turns clear and sticky, and serve it with chili and shrimp.
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2Stir starch into boiling water until it turns clear and sticky, and serve it with chili and shrimp.
Cook 15 min
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3The liquid should be quiet and the center tender. Stop when this is true of Sago porridge: Stir starch into boiling water until it turns clear and sticky, and serve it with chili and shrimp.
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4Ladle it into warm bowls. Sago porridge is eaten in Brunei as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
How you know it is done
Sago porridge is done when the thickest piece is tender and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
If it goes wrong
- Sago porridge looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Sago porridge spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Sago porridge, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Sago porridge is cooked by simmer in Brunei. The steps follow that technique, including the timing above.
- The meat, poultry, or fish is the protein. The panel is this plate, not a generic serving.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook seafood until it is done through. This is a common cooking fish or shellfish, not a high-mercury choice.
Allergens in the required list: Shellfish.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.