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Khanom Babin (Grilled Coconut Cake)

One serving has 408 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (61%), copper (29%) and selenium (20%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Khanom Babin (Grilled Coconut Cake)
Photo: ยุทธนาสาระขันธ์, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (120 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: egg

Ingredients

  • 30 g Rice flour
  • 15 g Tapioca pearls, dry
  • 30 g Coconut, fresh
  • 15 g Sugar
  • 20 g Coconut cream
  • 0.2 g Salt
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw

Method

  1. Mix the rice flour and tapioca, a stand-in for grated cassava, with the grated coconut, egg, half the sugar and the salt into a thick batter.
  2. Spoon into small greased cups or a lined tray and grill or bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 12-15 minutes until set and lightly charred on top.
  3. Warm the coconut cream with the remaining sugar until it just thickens slightly.
  4. Spoon the sweetened coconut cream over the warm cakes before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy408 kcal19%
Carbohydrates58.3 g
Water37.7 mL
Fiber4 g14%
Protein4.8 g10%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.18 g
Isoleucine0.21 g
Leucine0.38 g
Lysine0.23 g
Methionine0.11 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.25 g
Tyrosine0.2 g
Valine0.3 g
Histidine0.12 g
Fat18.4 g
Monounsaturated1.2 g
Polyunsaturated0.49 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.44 g
Saturated15.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol37.2 mg
Calcium18.2 mg2%
Copper0.26 mg29%
Iron1.7 mg10%
Magnesium27.1 mg9%
Manganese1.1 mg61%
Phosphorus109 mg16%
Potassium210 mg4%
Selenium10.8 µg20%
Sodium98.8 mg
Zinc0.91 mg11%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.07 mg6%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.06 mg5%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.1 mg8%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.56 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.17 mg13%
Folate (vitamin B9)18.9 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.09 µg4%
Choline34.9 mg8%
Vitamin A16 µg2%
Vitamin C1.6 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)8.2 IU1%
Vitamin E0.21 mg1%
Vitamin K0.09 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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