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Es doger (Bandung pink coconut shaved ice)
Pink coconut-milk ice with cassava, avocado, jackfruit and condensed milk
Es doger began on the streets of Bandung in West Java, where carts painted with bright patterns still sell it through the afternoon heat. The base is coconut milk and milk, coloured pink with red syrup and frozen or blended with ice into a soft slush, then piled into glasses with whatever the vendor has: cassava, avocado, jackfruit, sticky rice, tapioca pearls, and a ribbon of condensed milk over the top. It is sweet, creamy and cool, more a drink you eat with a spoon. It is naturally egg-free: the coconut milk gives body, the condensed milk binds it into a creamy slush, and the fruit and starchy cassava fill it out. Street versions use fermented cassava, which is lightly alcoholic; this recipe uses plain steamed cassava with sugar instead. Chef's tip: blend the ice in short bursts; the common mistake is running the blender until the slush melts into a milky drink.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the pink ice
- 1 ¾ cups coconut milkchilled
- ¾ cup full-fat milkchilled
- ¼ cup red rose syrup
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 ⅛ lb ice cubes
To serve
- 1 ripe avocadoscooped into pieces
- 3 ½ oz ripe jackfruitin strips
- 2 ⅞ oz sweetened condensed milk
- 3 ½ oz cooked sticky rice (optional)
- 2 ⅛ oz cooked tapioca pearls (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Steam 10 ½ oz cassava over a high heat for 20–25 minutes, until a knife slides in with no resistance and the edges look translucent.
25 minStep 2: Toss the hot cassava with 2 tbsp sugar and leave to cool.
5 minStep 3: Stir 1 ¾ cups coconut milk, ¾ cup full-fat milk, ¼ cup red rose syrup and 1 pinch salt together until evenly pink.
2 minStep 4: Put 1 ⅛ lb ice cubes in a blender with half the pink coconut mixture and blend in short pulses until it looks like soft snow, about 20 seconds in all.
1 minStep 5: Divide the cassava, 1 ripe avocado, 3 ½ oz ripe jackfruit, 3 ½ oz cooked sticky rice and 2 ⅛ oz cooked tapioca pearls between four tall glasses.
3 minStep 6: Pile the pink ice on top, pour over the rest of the pink coconut mixture and drizzle with 2 ⅞ oz sweetened condensed milk. Serve with spoons and straws.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does es doger (Bandung pink coconut shaved ice) take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 25 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 vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- 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 sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of coconut milk?
- Single cream, same amount (not dairy free).
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