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nagasari
Javanese steamed rice-and-tapioca cakes with banana, coconut milk and banana-leaf wrapping.
About nagasari
Nagasari, also called kue pisang, is a traditional Indonesian steamed cake associated with Javanese cuisine and market snacks. This profile follows Anita Jacobson's white version, enclosing a slice of saba banana in a coconut-milk rice-flour dough.
Coconut milk gives the mild rice cake a rounded richness, while sugar and ripe banana supply gentle sweetness. The banana-leaf parcel contributes its own grassy fragrance during steaming without being eaten.
Unwrapped, each small rectangular parcel reveals a firm white cake with a yellow banana centre. Rice flour and tapioca starch make the outside smooth, moist and slightly chewy rather than fluffy.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in nagasari
Anita Jacobson's White Javanese Nagasari.
- Coconut milkRich cake liquid
- Rice flourMain cake structure
- Tapioca starchChewy texture
- WaterStarch hydration
- SugarSweetness
- SaltSeasoning
- Saba bananasFruit filling
- Banana leavesAromatic food-contact wrapper
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Coconut milk:
- Rice flour:
- Tapioca starch:
- Water:
- Sugar:
- Salt:
- Saba bananas: . The named saba banana maps to the established banana record; the source notes other cooking bananas only as substitutions
- Banana leaves: . The leaves are retained as the required wrapping component and are not asserted to be eaten
Origins & food traditions
Chinese Indonesian recipe author Anita Jacobson identifies nagasari or kue pisang as a traditional Indonesian market cake and supplies this complete white banana-leaf-wrapped version; an independent reference identifies nagasari as a traditional Javanese steamed cake of rice flour, coconut milk and sugar filled with banana.
Countries
- Indonesia
- IndonesiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Indonesian Cuisine
- Javanese Cuisine
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.