Ingredients

  • 3 large very ripe plantains, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 teaspoons chili paste (shitor din or chilli sambal)
  • 8 ounces rice flour (250 g)
  • salt, to taste
  • 2 fluid ounces corn oil (60 mL)
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric powder (10 g)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 300-350F (150-180C).
  • Mash plantains into a thick paste by hand or with a mixer or blender.
  • Add the shitor din or chilli sambal, rice flour and salt and mix well.
  • Gently heat corn oil in a fying pan and add the turmeric.
  • Stir well, remove from heat and blend into the plantain mixture which should be thick yet soft enough to pour.
  • If it is too soft, add small amounts of rice flour (a teaspoonful at a time) or if too stiff, add small amounts of water until it reaches the described consistency.
  • Grease a loaf tin, and pour plantain mixture into it.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until cooked and firm.
  • When cooked, remove from the oven and allow to stand for approximately 5-10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack.
  • Slice and serve with salted ground peanuts, or as an accompaniment to dishes as you wish.