Timphan or timpan is a steamed banana dumpling, a traditional ''

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. Ingredients to make timphan consists of

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, ground

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and

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. All of this materials are then mixed and stirred until a thick as a dough. The banana-rice flour dough is spread lengthwise and then it filled with sweetened '' serikaya'' or grated coconut mixed with sugar. Then the dough is wrapped in

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and steamed for an hour. It is quite similar to another Indonesian favourite ''kue'',

nagasari Nagasari is a traditional Javanese steamed cake, made of rice flour, coconut milk and sugar, filled with a slice of banana and wrapped in banana leaves. Etymology ''Naga'' in Javanese language means "a big snake; a dragon". It refers to a myth ...

. The difference is nagasari uses the slices of banana as fillings, while timphan is filled with sweet grated coconut instead, while banana is incorporated into its skin dough.

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Dumplings Vegetarian dishes of Indonesia Banana dishes Kue Steamed foods Snack foods Acehnese cuisine {{indonesia-cuisine-stub

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