DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Bakabana
Battered ripe plantain with a fragrant peanut sambal.
About Bakabana
SOULFOOD presents Surinamese baka bana as ripe plantain in a sweet, crisp batter, paired with pindasambal. This version combines the fried plantain with the publisher’s homemade peanut sauce.
The plantain’s sweetness meets peanuts, brown sugar and dark soy sauce. Garlic, ginger, lemongrass and Madame Jeanette chilli add aromatic warmth, with tamarind bringing a tart edge.
The golden batter surrounds plantain that retains its firmness. The peanut sambal adds a thick, savoury contrast to the crisp outer coating.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Peanut, Soy.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bakabana
SOULFOOD’s Surinamese baka bana with homemade pindasambal.
- Ripe plantainsBase
- Self-raising flourBinder
- SugarSweetener
- SaltSeasoning
- Regular 7UpLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Sunflower oilCooking medium
- GarlicAromatic · Pindasambal
- GingerAromatic · Pindasambal
- Kentjoer (source also says laos)Aromatic · PindasambalIngredient page not linked
- LemongrassAromatic · Pindasambal
- Madame Jeanette chilliSeasoning · PindasambalIngredient page not linked
- ShallotAromatic · Pindasambal
- PeanutsBase · Pindasambal
- Brown sugarSweetener · Pindasambal
- Dark soy sauceSeasoning · Pindasambal
- Tamarind pasteSeasoning · Pindasambal
- WaterLiquid · Pindasambal
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ripe plantains: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Self-raising flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Ordinary self-raising wheat baking flour; raising-agent formula unprovided.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Regular 7Up: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named 7Up branch45/49 chosen over Sprite and sugar-free option; exact drink product formula unprovided.
- Sunflower oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit main46 and linked sauce45/52 uses consolidated.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kentjoer (source also says laos): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source41 labels kentjoer with parenthetical laos. These vernacular identities can differ; exact rhizome unresolved, not forced to galangal or kencur.
- Lemongrass: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Madame Jeanette chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named option selected over Adjuma. No exact cultivar candidate established; not silently habanero/Scotch bonnet.
- Shallot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Peanuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Peanut source-confirmed
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dark soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed; Wheat (gluten) unconfirmed. Full branded formula unspecified.
- Tamarind paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full product formula unspecified.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit linked sauce method53, not extra inferred batter water.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Suriname
- SurinameCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Surinamese Cuisine
- Javanese-Surinamese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.