Plantains/Banana plantains or Pisang Tanduk are very close relative of banana. The fruit looks exactly like normal banana but longer, larger and often cooked before eaten. It´s highly nutritious, good source of potassium, vit A, C and energy booster. Use plantains with yellow or black skin. In this stage, it would become ripe. Plantain is cooked in various ways ( boiled, fried etc), served as a side dish, snacks or as a dessert.Ingredients:
4 banana plantains
1 can palm´s seeds (without water)
350 g gula jawa/palm sugar
400 ml coconut milk
400 ml water
1 cinnamon stick (4cm)
directions: peel and cut the plantains into small rounds. Boil water with palm sugar and then sift. Pour in the palm sugar syrup in a sauce pan together with banana plantains. Add coconut milk and cinnamon stick. Bring to boil and let simmer for about 10 - 15 minutes.
