Kluoi Buad Shee (Banana in Coconut Milk)

     Today I get a lot of bananas from my neighbor. In Thai, banana is very common and cheap. Ancient Thai people use this plant long time ago.

Very nice banana!!!

My neighbor's banana trees

A bunch of bananas

I searched the way to utilize my banana, and got this menu :)

Ingredients (for 4 serves)

Bananas .................................9 pieces (1/2 bunch)

Coconut powder .......................60 g.

Coconut sugar (sugar paste) ..........30 g.

Salt

Water

White sesame (for topping)

Let's do it (this menu is suit for ripe banana with yellowish color)

Cut the top and the bottom

Put banana in room's temperature water, add 1 tsp of salt

Put on the stove with high heat (I use induction cooker) when the water boil turn to low heat. Total time on stove is 8 minutes.

Drop in cold water to stop boiling

Peel of the banana skin, remove the filament

Cut the banana into 1/4 piece

Divide the coconut powder to 2 portions equally

pour  warm water into 3/4 of mug per 1 portion of coconut powder

add warm water to both portion of coconut powder then stir it. For first portion add 1/2 mug of water (with room's temperature)

This is a sugar paste made from coconut sugar, more aroma and softer sweet than white sugar

I use 30 g. of sugar paste

Cook the first portion of coconut milk with low heat with sugar paste, 1 tsp of salt. When the sugar melts, add the banana and gently stir

After boiling, add second portion of coconut milk and stop heating

Roast the sesame

It’s done!! Serve the banana with the sesame topping