agar agar Jelly recipe

Agar or agar-agar (E406) is a gelatinous substance derived from a polysaccharide that accumulates in the cell walls of agarophyte red algae.historically and in a modern context, it is chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Asia and also as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work. The gelling agent is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from the genera Gelidium and Gracilaria, or seaweed (Sphaerococcus euchema). Commercially it is derived primarily from Gelidium amansii.So Agar is a food additive.
Now tell you how to use Agar to make a simple jelly.
Ingredients :
1.6 cups water
2.4 teaspoons agar-agar powder
3.1 cup sugar
4.3 drops almond essence
5.4 drops rose essence
6.1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
7.Few drops red and green food coloring
Method :
Fill a sauce pan with water and sprinkle the agar agar powder on the surface of the water. Slowly bring to the boil until the agar-agar powder is dissolved. It should takes about 10 minutes. Add sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolves. Remove from the heat and pour 2 cups of the dissolved jelly into a bowl. Add some red coloring and flavor with the rose essence. Stir and pour into a glass bowl before refigerating.
Once the jelly has sets, repeat the earlier process with another 2 cups of agar-agar, but this time with the green food coloring and vanilla essence. Then pour on top of the first pink layer and chill until serving time.
Serve directly from the glass bowl.
Related Thickener: Carrageenan  Carboxymethyl Cellulose   Pectin