Tasty Tuesday: Easy but Delicious Steam Banana Parcels Recipe

Lepat pisang. Image from: Hanieliza's cooking

You've heard that the cabbage soup diet can help you drop 7-10 pounds in just 7 days. On the first day you can eat all the cabbage soup and fruits that you want, but no bananas allowed. Banana is excluding in this diet plan because they are full of fructose (fruit sugar) like all fruits, they are also starchy vegetables, which makes them higher than most in carbohydrates. But banana is basically a perfect healthy diet desserts at only 110 calories. 

For all banana lovers, I want to share our traditional banana-based dessert. We called it 'lepat pisang' here which directly translate in English as steam banana parcel. :D

'Lepat pisang' is best served during breakfast or tea.

Ingredients for 'lepat pisang' or steam banana parcels

Ingredient:

• 700 g bananas, peeled and mashed (make sure the banana is really ripe)
• 150 g wheat flour
• 100 g grated coconut
• 100 g sugar 
• Banana Leaf

Banana leaves is first run under a direct low flame. Image source: kakda.com

Method

1. Run banana leaf under a direct low flame to make it soft and easier to roll. This also releases it's aroma.
2. Cut banana leaf 20cm x 20cm squares.
3. Mix all the ingredients well.
4. Scoop about 3 tablespoons of the mixture and place it on top of a banana leaf square.
5. Roll the parcel firmly as if you are making spring rolls. 
6. Arrange everything in the steamer.
7. Steam for about 30-45 minutes.

Step by step: How to fold banana leaves for 'lepat pisang'. Image source: shidakarim

If you can't find banana leaves, you can simply use muffin cup or cakes pan. If you have the time to try this recipe at home, I encourage you to come back here and share to me about this simple recipe. What do you think about the taste and the process. It's always great to hear feedback from you.

Your turn now: Share to me what is your favorite banana-based desserts? I'd love to try something new.

Original recipe from Fried Chillies

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Cabbage Soup Diet 7 Day Plan

Sarah Michelle Gellar is a fan of cabbage soup diet.

Remember: This diet should only be followed for 7 days at a time, with at least two weeks in between.

Day One:

Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want (except bananas). Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. For drinks- unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.

Day Two:

Vegetables: Eat until you are stuffed will all fresh, raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat leafy green vegetables and stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat all the vegetables you want along with your soup. At dinner, reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter. Do not eat fruit today.

Day Three:

Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. No Baked Potato.

Day Four:

Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.

Day Five:

Beef And Tomatos: Ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomtoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken). If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef one one of the beef days (but not both).

Day Six:

Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables. No Baked Potato. Eat your soup at least once.

Day Seven:

Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Again stuff, stuff, stuff yourself. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.

Source: Cabbage Soup Diet

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