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Classic Makassar Es Pisang Ijo (Green Banana Ice Dessert)

Ripe pisang raja bananas wrapped in pandan-green rice-flour dough, steamed, sliced, and served over shaved ice with a fragrant coconut sauce. The green dough is tinted with pandan and the sauce stays creamy without splitting.

Easy
45 min
6 servings
Classic Makassar Es Pisang Ijo (Green Banana Ice Dessert)

Ingredients

  • 6 medium bananas (ripe but firm) – Pisang Raja / saba, peeled
  • 200 g (about 1 1/4 cups | 7 oz) rice flour (green dough)
  • 80 g (about 2/3 cup | 2.8 oz) tapioca starch
  • 50 g (1/4 cup | 1.8 oz) granulated sugar
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Method

  1. 1Make pandan juice: blend 8–10 pandan leaves with water, strain.
  2. 2Whisk dry green-dough ingredients (200 g rice flour (about 1 1/4 cups | 7 oz), 80 g tapioca starch (about 2/3 cup | 2.8 oz), 50 g sugar (1/4 cup | 1.8 oz), 0.5 tsp salt (2.5 ml)).
  3. 3Add pandan juice and 150 ml (about 2/3 cup) coconut milk to form a thick batter; rest 5 minutes.
  4. 4Oil parchment sheets or banana leaves lightly; portion batter into 6 thin sheets (~2–3 mm / 1/16–1/8 in).
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