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Ladob (cassava or banana porridge with vanilla)

A creamy, sweet dessert made from cassava or plantain bananas cooked in vanilla-scented coconut milk. Found in Mayotte through Malagasy influence, it's eaten lukewarm at breakfast or teatime.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

484 kcal per serving

Protein
3.4 g
Carbohydrates
73.7 g
of which sugars
29.2 g
Fat
18.8 g
of which saturated fat
16.6 g
Fiber
2.8 g

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

Instructions

  1. Peel the cassava, cut it into pieces and remove the fibrous central core. If using bananas, peel them and slice into rounds.
  2. Cook the cassava in salted boiling water for 20 minutes, until it mashes easily. Drain.
  3. Mash the cassava (or bananas) into a rough purée with a fork or potato masher.
  4. Split the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds. In a pan, warm the coconut milk with the sugar, vanilla pod and seeds, without boiling.
  5. Stir the purée into the coconut milk and cook gently for 5 to 8 minutes until thick and smooth like a cream. Remove the vanilla pod.
  6. Serve lukewarm in bowls, with a little cinnamon if you like.

Variations and tips

Banana version. Replace the cassava with very ripe plantain bananas: the texture becomes sweeter and softer.

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