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Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes

印尼香蕉米糕

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — finished dish

Total time: 75 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 6 servings

Recipe overview

Coconut rice-flour batter wraps ripe banana in steamed leaf parcels.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

150 g rice flour
30 g tapioca starch
400 ml coconut milk
3 pieces ripe bananas
6 pieces food-grade banana leaf squares
1.5 L water (Steaming water)

Batter seasoning

60 g sugar
0.25 tsp salt

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — ingredients

02

Tools

kitchen knife
cutting board
mixing bowl
measuring spoons
measuring jug
lidded pot
spatula
steaming rack
serving plate
whisk
tablespoon
oven gloves

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — tools

03

Steps

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Wash and dry leaves; trim to twenty-centimetre squares

Step 1

Wash and dry leaves; trim to twenty-centimetre squares

Wash and dry leaves; trim to twenty-centimetre squares.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Soften leaves with hot water and dry again

Step 2

Soften leaves with hot water and dry again

Soften leaves with hot water and dry again.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Peel and halve each banana crosswise

Step 3

Peel and halve each banana crosswise

Peel and halve each banana crosswise.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Mix flours, sugar and salt

Step 4

Mix flours, sugar and salt

Mix flours, sugar and salt.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Gradually whisk in coconut milk until smooth

Step 5

Gradually whisk in coconut milk until smooth

Gradually whisk in coconut milk until smooth.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Stir over low heat five minutes until scoopable

Step 6

Stir over low heat five minutes until scoopable

Stir over low heat five minutes until scoopable.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Remove from heat and cool until safe to handle

Step 7

Remove from heat and cool until safe to handle

Remove from heat and cool until safe to handle.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Put a spoonful of batter and a banana piece on each leaf

Step 8

Put a spoonful of batter and a banana piece on each leaf

Put a spoonful of batter and a banana piece on each leaf.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Cover banana with remaining batter and fold sides and ends

Step 9

Cover banana with remaining batter and fold sides and ends

Cover banana with remaining batter and fold sides and ends.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Boil water below rack; arrange parcels seam-down

Step 10

Boil water below rack; arrange parcels seam-down

Boil water below rack; arrange parcels seam-down.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Steam covered twenty minutes; open one to check fully set without raw centre

Step 11

Steam covered twenty minutes; open one to check fully set without raw centre

Steam covered twenty minutes; open one to check fully set without raw centre.

Indonesian Nagasari Banana Rice Cakes — Cool and unwrap to eat; refrigerate remaining portions within two hours

Step 12

Cool and unwrap to eat; refrigerate remaining portions within two hours

Cool and unwrap to eat; refrigerate remaining portions within two hours.

Common mistakes

Whole sticky rice is not a substitute for this flour batter.

Tips

Keep batter thickness similar in all parcels. Contains coconut; leaves are wrappers, not food.