Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Indonesian Makassar Es Pisang Ijo
印尼望加錫香蘭青香蕉冰 Es Pisang Ijo
Recipe overview
Makassar es pisang ijo wraps cooked banana in green pandan dough and serves slices with coconut rice porridge, shaved ice, red syrup and condensed milk.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 6 ripe bananas
- 225 g total; 175 g wrap, 50 g porridge rice flour
- 30 g tapioca starch
- 400 ml total; 200 ml wrap, 200 ml porridge coconut milk
- 650 ml total; 300 ml wrap, 350 ml porridge water
- 65 g white sugar
- 1 tsp total; half in each mixture salt
- 4 pandan leaves
- 1 tsp natural pandan paste
- 400 g shaved ice
Finishing sauce
- 60 ml red syrup
- 60 ml sweetened condensed milk
02
Tools
- steamer
- two saucepans
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- fine sieve
- spatula
- baking paper
- knife
- six bowls
03
Steps
Step 1
Steam bananas
Peel bananas and steam about 15 minutes until hot and soft; cool.
Step 2
Infuse pandan
Cut pandan leaves and infuse in 300 ml water; strain.
Step 3
Mix green batter
Combine 175 g rice flour, 200 ml coconut milk, pandan water, sugar, half teaspoon salt and natural pandan paste.
Step 4
Cook until doughy
Stir over medium-low heat until thick and no longer sticks to the pan.
Step 5
Add tapioca
Off heat, mix in tapioca starch to form a soft even dough.
Step 6
Divide and flatten
When safe to handle, divide into six and flatten into thin banana-sized sheets.
Step 7
Wrap bananas
Wrap each cooked banana in a green sheet and seal its seam.
Step 8
Steam green rolls
Steam about 10 minutes until wrapper is fully cooked and springy, then cool.
Step 9
Mix coconut porridge
Whisk 50 g rice flour, 200 ml coconut milk, 350 ml water and half teaspoon salt until smooth.
Step 10
Cook porridge
Stir over medium-low heat until thick and cooked through; cool.
Step 11
Slice green bananas
Cut cooled green banana rolls diagonally into thick pieces showing banana centres.
Step 12
Finish over ice
Divide porridge, banana pieces, shaved ice, red syrup and condensed milk among six bowls; serve at once.
Common mistakes
- Serving raw green wrapper
- Undercooked rice porridge tastes floury
- Adding ice while components are warm
Tips
Cook the green wrapper fully and cool warm components before adding shaved ice immediately before serving.
