kueh nagasari

while these kueh are commonly made with banana, there are variations using corn or jackfruit. they are sometimes coloured green using pandan extract.

name meaning

malay: kueh nagasari
- naga: a serpent deity in javanese culture
- sari: javanese for essence/pollen
nagasari pisang
- pisang: malay for banana
nagasari jagung
- jagung: malay for corn
nagasari nangka
- nangka: malay for jackfruit

indonesia: kue pisang (nagasari)
- pisang: indonesian for banana

origin

indonesian (java)

main ingredients

- batter: rice flour, coconut milk, tapioca starch, sugar
- filling: ripe banana (nagasari pisang), corn (nagasari jagung), jackfruit (nagasari nangka)
- wrapping: banana leaf

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