Nagasari Pisang: Steamed Coconut Cakes with Banana (Vegan)
Nagasari pisang is a classic Indonesian sweet snack consisting of little packets of banana leaves that contain steamed cakes of coconut milk thickened with flour, stuffed with sliced bananas.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100g rice flour
- 20g tapioca flour
- 30g sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 400ml coconut milk
- 4 small ripe bananas
- 4 banana leaves
Instructions
- 1
Mix the rice flour, tapioca flour, sugar, salt, and coconut milk in a large cooking pan.
- 2
Stir until the mixture becomes smooth.
- 3
Heat the cooking pan over low heat. Stir continuously until the mixture coagulates into a smooth, solid ball, about 15 min. Turn off the stove.
- 4
Meanwhile, slice each banana into two, and then into approx 2-3″ long pieces.
- 5
Put aside 4 banana leaves, and cut into squares approximately 12” by 12”. Put a smaller piece of banana leaf about 4″ x 4″ in the middle of each larger leaf.
- 6
In the centre of each banana leaf, place a tablespoon of the coconut/flour mixture.
- 7
Take a piece of the banana and place it in the centre of the banana leaf, on top of the mixture.
- 8
Press the banana into the flour. If any part of the banana is exposed, cover with flour.
- 9
Cover the banana/flour by folding the banana leaf tightly, making sure the filling isn’t exposed, to form a little banana leaf packet.
- 10
Repeat this for all the banana leaves.
- 11
Steam the banana leaf packets for 20 minutes.
- 12
Serve immediately, or refrigerate to enjoy them cold!