Baby corn lodeh with coconut milk
An Indonesian dish featuring soft corns, chayote, and bitter melon leaves, simmered in a fragrant coconut milk with green tomatoes and chili peppers.
Labu siam (a type of soft gourd) is a traditional Indonesian dish. The vegetables are cooked in a fragrant coconut milk broth.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time25 min
- Total45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$15.49 $3.87 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $11.16
- $1.68
- $0.33
- $0.18
- $0.69
- $1.38
- $0.03
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Slice the corn kernels. ≈ 8 min
- Chop the tomatoes, chives, and corn into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
- In a saucepan, combine the finely chopped shallots, garlic, and chili peppers, and add a pinch of salt and sugar. ≈ 3 min
- Pour in the light coconut milk. ≈ 3 min
- Bring to a boil and add the vegetables.
- Cover the vegetables while they are cooking, then add the thick coconut milk, the melinjo leaves, the tomato, and the green chili peppers. ≈ 3 min
- Stir until the coconut milk boils, but be careful not to let it boil over, as it could break.
- Continue to cook until the melinjong leaves are tender: the dish is ready to serve.
The bill
Baby corn lodeh with coconut milk
- 4 ears of fresh corn$11.16
- 1 tomato$1.68
- 2 shallots$0.33
- 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
- 120 ml of light coconut milk$0.69
- 240 ml of thick coconut milk$1.38
- salt$0.03
- sugar$0.04
Total$15.49
that's $3.87 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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