Lepat labu (Steamed Pumpkin in banana leaves)

Today let's do something more local.....

Lepat labu (steamed pumpkin in banana leaves)

What you need:

550 gm pumpkin (remove skin, cut and boil till tender)

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup coconut milk

1 1/4 cup flour

Coconut flakes mixed with little salt.

Enough banana leaves (put over fire to just soften leaves)

How to go about doing it:

- Mix 1/4 cup of the coconut milk with sugar and stir over slow fire until sugar just melt

- Mash the pumpkin until smooth (while still hot)

- Add sugar syrup and the rest of coconut milk, stir.

- Fold in flour and mix well.

- Take a tablespoonful of the mixture, spread on the banana leaves.

- Put coconut flakes along the center.

- Fold nicely and steam for 20 minutes. 

Note: This recipe may not be sweet to some people. You can adjust sweetness accordingly but to me this is just nice