Corn porridge, made with Timor corn and coconut milk.

Jagung bose, Timorese corn porridge with coconut milk

Main dishes

A Timor corn porridge: plump, ripe corn kernels soaked, peeled, steamed, and then simmered in coconut milk with beans and pumpkin leaves.

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Jagung Bose is a porridge made from corn, originating from Timor, in Indonesia. The ripe corn kernels are soaked overnight, then de-shelled, steamed, and finally simmered in coconut milk. This dish can be eaten as a main course.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total14 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$2.87 $0.48 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.68
  • $2.15
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Wash the corn, then soak it in water overnight.
  2. Remove the outer shell of the grains. ≈ 2 min
  3. Once the skin has been removed, cook the corn on the stovetop until it is tender.
  4. Next, boil the corn with the coconut milk and salt. Add the mung beans, tolo beans, squash leaves, etc.

The bill

Jagung bose, Timorese corn porridge with coconut milk

  • dried, ripe corn$0.68
  • coconut milk$2.15
  • salt$0.04

Total$2.87

that's $0.48 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • dried, ripe corn
  • coconut milk
  • salt
  • Mung beans
  • Tolo beans (also known as niébé)
  • Pumpkin leaves and other vegetables, to taste

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