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Bajigur
Coconut palm sugar drink
Bajigur: warm Sundanese coconut milk drink with palm sugar, ginger and pandan
Bajigur carts in Bogor and Bandung come out in the late afternoon, steaming pots of coconut milk with palm sugar, ginger and pandan served alongside boiled peanuts, cassava and sweet potato. It is creamy and caramel-sweet with a warm ginger finish, a drink to wrap your hands round on a cool highland evening. Some sellers add a spoon of coffee; this version leaves it out. Chef's tip: keep it below a boil once the coconut milk is in; boiling makes it grainy and an oily film forms on top.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 3 ½ oz palm sugarchopped
- 1 ⅛ in fresh gingercharred and bruised
- 2 pandan leavesknotted
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¾ cups coconut milk
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Simmer 1 ¾ cups water, 3 ½ oz palm sugar, 1 ⅛ in fresh ginger, 2 pandan leaves and ¼ tsp salt in a pan over a medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the liquid smells of ginger.
8 minStep 2: Pour in 1 ¾ cups coconut milk and heat gently, stirring, until steaming hot with small bubbles at the edge but not boiling.
5 minStep 3: Strain into cups and serve hot, with boiled peanuts or steamed cassava on the side.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bajigur take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of palm sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of fresh ginger?
- ¼ tsp ground ginger per tbsp fresh (add it with the spices).
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