Everyday meals

Batar-ulun (corn with cassava)

A mild, creamy stew of corn kernels and cassava, simmered in coconut milk. It is a comforting everyday dish, usually served at lunch, and goes well with grilled fish.

1 h 05
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Black pepper

Optional extras

1 Red chilli

Nutrition facts

476 kcal per serving

Protein: 5.9 g
Carbohydrates: 64.6 g
of which sugars: 9.3 g
Fat: 20.2 g
of which saturated fat: 16.8 g
Fiber: 5.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

If using dried corn, soak it overnight, then cook it in water for 1 hour until tender and drain.
Peel the cassava, remove the thin inner skin and cut it into 3 cm cubes.
Finely slice the onion and crush the garlic. Fry them in a casserole with a drizzle of oil until translucent.
Add the cassava and the cooked corn, then pour in enough water to just cover.
Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 25 minutes, until the cassava is easily pierced with a fork.
Pour in the coconut milk, adjust the salt and pepper, and cook for another 10 minutes on low heat, stirring, to thicken slightly.