You will need
• 4 small ripe plantains
• 11/2 cups freshly grated coconut
• 4 cups grated cassava
• 4 tablespoons powdered milk (optional)
• 4 dessertspoons sugar
• Banana leaves, softened, for wrapping
Method
1. Mix grated cassava, 1 cup coconut,
sugar and milk powder well.
2. Select well-ripened plantain. Peel, slice
the fruit in half lengthwise, remove the
dark mid-vein and the flesh surrounding
it to make a shallow well the size of a
small finger along the length.
3. Stuff one half with freshly grated
coconut, and put the other half on top of
the stuffed side. Mould one cup of grated
cassava mixture around the stuffed
plantain.
4. Wrap with banana leaves and tie ends.
5. Bake at 180°C for about 1 hour or
place the parcels in a pot of boiling water
and steam.
Method
You will need
• 4 small ripe plantains
• 11/2 cups freshly grated coconut
• 4 cups grated cassava
• 4 tablespoons powdered milk (optional)
• 4 dessertspoons sugar
• Banana leaves, softened, for wrapping
Method
1. Mix grated cassava, 1 cup coconut,
sugar and milk powder well.
2. Select well-ripened plantain. Peel, slice
the fruit in half lengthwise, remove the
dark mid-vein and the flesh surrounding
it to make a shallow well the size of a
small finger along the length.
3. Stuff one half with freshly grated
coconut, and put the other half on top of
the stuffed side. Mould one cup of grated
cassava mixture around the stuffed
plantain.
4. Wrap with banana leaves and tie ends.
5. Bake at 180°C for about 1 hour or
place the parcels in a pot of boiling water
and steam.
Method
You will need