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Soft corn porridge with coconut milk

Soft corn porridge with coconut milk

Vegetarian

An Indonesian dish featuring soft corn, chayote, and bitter melon leaves, simmered in a fragrant coconut milk with green tomatoes and chili peppers.

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Recipe from Who'sisthis, Raflinoer32 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Labu siam (soft pumpkin) 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$14.25 $3.56 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $11.96
  • $0.34
  • $0.33
  • $0.10
  • $0.47
  • $0.94
  • $0.04
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the corn kernels into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Chop the tomatoes, chives, and corn into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Place the Allium ascalonicum, Allium sativum (garlic), and chopped hot peppers in a pot, add a pinch of salt and sugar. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour in the light coconut milk. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bring to a boil and add the vegetables.
  6. 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
  7. Stir until the coconut milk boils, but be careful not to let it boil over, as it could break.
  8. Continue to cook until the melinjong leaves are tender: the dish is ready to serve.

The bill

Soft corn porridge with coconut milk

  • 4 ears of fresh, young corn$11.96
  • 1 tomato$0.34
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum$0.33
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 120 ml of light coconut milk$0.47
  • 240 ml of thick coconut milk$0.94
  • salt$0.04
  • sugar$0.07

Total$14.25

that's $3.56 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 4 ears of fresh, young corn
  • 1 chayotte
  • About 1 handful of melinjong leaves
  • 1 tomato
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 green chili peppers
  • 120 ml of light coconut milk
  • 240 ml of thick coconut milk
  • salt
  • sugar

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