coconut milk
366 dishes.
Cuscuz nordestinoSteamed corn couscous with butter, eggs or cheese, northeastern mornings
DarasaGrated green banana wrapped in banana leaf and boiled, eaten with fishdrinkDawetIced coconut-milk drink with syrup, Javanese market refresher
DemokTaro leaves stewed to a thick green mash with coconut milk and crab meatdessertDiaBanana or taro simmered in thick coconut cream until soft and sweet.
Digaag qumbeChicken braised in coconut milk with xawaash spice, eaten with rice
Doce de cocoGrated coconut candy cooked with sugardessertDodolSticky dark toffee of coconut milk, palm sugar and rice flour, stirred for hours
DucanaGrated sweet potato-coconut dumpling steamed in banana leaf
DucunuSweet fresh-corn pudding steamed in a corn husk
DurukaUnopened flower shoots of wild cane, steamed in coconut cream like asparagus
EncocadoFish or shrimp simmered in coconut milk with peppers and corianderdessertEs CendolGreen rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and icesalad & sideFa’alifu KaloTaro chunks simmered in coconut cream with onionbread & pastryFa’apapaDense coconut bread pressed flat and baked in the umu until the edges caramelisedessertFa’ausiGrated taro or bread squares drowned in thick caramelised coconut saucemainFafaSoft taro or banana pounded to a smooth paste and dressed with coconut cream.mainFaiai EleniTinned herring simmered in coconut cream with onion, ladled over ricedessertFaikakaiDough dumplings drenched in sweet coconut-caramel syrupmainFekeGrilled octopus simmered in rich coconut creamdessertFekeiSticky pudding of grated pulaka or banana cooked with coconut cream and syrup
Fish AmokFish in coconut-kroeung custard steamed in a banana-leaf cupmainFish Head CurryRed snapper head in South Indian curry with okra and eggplantmainFish in Coconut CreamFresh reef fish simmered in coconut cream with greens, coastal staple
Fish SuruwaIndo-Fijian fish curry with coconut milk, tomato and spicesdessertFoni BoakibaaBaked sweet cake of rice, coconut and palm sugar, cut into squaressoup & stewFruit Bat SoupWhole fruit bat simmered in coconut milk with ginger, famed island delicacysoup & stewFufúCoconut milk fish soup with green plantain and tubersmainGalinha à zambezianachicken simmered in coconut milk, lime and piri-piri, Zambezia stylemainGiant ClamSweet clam muscle eaten raw with lime or grilled in the shell.salad & sideGiant Swamp TaroHuge starchy corms grown in dug pits; boiled and served in slabs.dessertGodrogodroDense cassava and coconut-milk slab sweetened with caramelised sugardessertGrass JellyHerb jelly served iced with syrup or hot as a thick sweet soup.mainGreen CurryCoconut curry of green chili paste, chicken and Thai basilmainGrilled Flying FishFlying fish caught at night by torchlight, grilled whole-
Atadwe milk
Creamy sweet milk pressed from soaked tiger nuts. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. About 1.5 litres. A…
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Ayam Percik
Kelantan grilled chicken basted in coconut-chili gravy. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A main…
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Babakau
Puffy fried dough eaten hot with tea, jam or butter at any time of day. Ready in 20 minutes prep…
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Bai Sach Chrouk
Charcoal-grilled pork over broken rice with pickles. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 4 servings. A breakfast…
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Bammy
Cassava flatbread soaked in coconut milk, then fried. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 6 bammies. A…
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Banh Flan
Caramel egg custard served in a cup, often with iced coffee poured over. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 45…
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Banh Khot
Small crisp coconut-rice cakes with a prawn on top, wrapped in mustard leaf. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 40…
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Banh Xeo
Sizzling turmeric crepe with shrimp and beansprouts, wrapped in greens. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6…
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Bandrek
Hot ginger drink with palm sugar, cinnamon, clove and sometimes coconut shreds. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min…
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Bein Mont
Sticky rice pancake with jaggery, coconut and poppy seed, cooked over coals. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min…