DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Koba Ravina
Koba ravina is a Malagasy leaf-wrapped sweet made with banana, rice flour and peanuts.
About Koba Ravina
Koba ravina is a Malagasy leaf-wrapped sweet made with banana, rice flour and peanuts. This rendition pairs ripe banana with glutinous rice flour and brown sugar in small rectangular parcels.
Banana provides a sweet fruit flavour, with vanilla adding fragrance. Coarsely ground peanuts form a contrasting layer over the soft rice-and-banana mixture, giving the sweet a pronounced nutty character.
Banana leaves enclose the individual cakes and contribute their characteristic aroma. The parcels suit the small snack portions associated with koba ravina, with the peanut topping visible when the leaf wrapping is opened.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Peanut.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Koba Ravina
Mike Benayoun and Rina’s banana koba ravina.
- Ripe bananasBase
- Glutinous rice flourBase
- Brown sugarSweetener
- Vanilla beanAromatic
- Coarsely ground peanutsTopping
- Banana leavesCooking medium
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ripe bananas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal65/74 mashed ripe bananas.
- Glutinous rice flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal66, distinct named flour. No ordinary rice/maize substitution.
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal67/74.
- Vanilla bean: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal68/75–76: seeds scraped from named bean; spent pod not a separate edible food.
- Coarsely ground peanuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Peanut source-confirmed. Literal69/78 peanut layer, exact cultivar unprovided.
- Banana leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal70/77–79 food wrapper; retained contact material, not asserted eaten.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Madagascar
- MadagascarCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Malagasy
- Malagasy CuisineCatalogue link pending review