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Ladob

Vegetarian

Ripe plantains and sweet potato simmered in coconut milk with sugar, nutmeg and vanilla until soft and syrupy, the classic Seychellois dessert.

Ladob is a Seychellois dessert from Seychelles, ready in about 40 minutes and made with plantain, coconut milk and nutmeg. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Calories
420

Ingredients

4 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Put the plantain (opens in a new tab) and sweet potato (opens in a new tab) in a saucepan (opens in a new tab) with the coconut milk (opens in a new tab), water, sugar (opens in a new tab), nutmeg (opens in a new tab), vanilla (opens in a new tab), cinnamon (opens in a new tab) and salt.

  2. Step 2

    Bring slowly to a simmer and cook gently, stirring carefully now and then, until the plantain (opens in a new tab) is very soft and the sauce has thickened.

    • 25 min
    • low heat
    A curry simmering in a pot
    How it looks · Photo: Bachir Mamud on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Remove the cinnamon (opens in a new tab) and serve warm or chilled.

    • 1 min
    A finished dish being plated
    How it looks · Photo: Willians Huerta on Pexels

About this dish

Origin
Seychelles · Well documentedA savoury ladob made with salted fish also exists.More food from Seychelles
Dish
Dessert · Snack · Desserts
Cooking method
Simmered
Taste
sweet, creamy, aromatic / warmly spiced
Diet
Vegan · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients
All labelsVegan · Plant-based · Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Lacto-vegetarian · Ovo-vegetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-sodium
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
One-pot · Child-friendly · Budget-friendly
Cook more with
Plantain · Coconut milk · Nutmeg · Sugar · Vanilla extract
Techniques
Simmering

Allergens

None of the 14 major allergens appear in the listed ingredients.

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

420 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 274 g · recipe makes 4

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 3%
  • Carbohydrate 54%
  • Fat 43%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy420 kcal153 kcal
Protein3.8 g1.4 g
Carbohydrate61.1 g22.3 g
Net carbohydrate——
Sugars——
Added sugars15 g5.5 g
Fibre——
Fat21.5 g7.8 g
Saturated fat18.6 g6.8 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol0 mg0 mg
Sodium58 mg21 mg
Salt equivalent0.1 g0.1 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
876 mg
Calcium
25 mg
Iron
4 mg
Magnesium
95 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
76 µg
Vitamin C
26 mg
Vitamin D
0 µg
Vitamin B12
0 µg
Folate (DFE)
44 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: sweet potato, cinnamon.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Use plantains with black skins: they are sweet and turn almost creamy.

Common mistakes

  • Boiling hard makes the coconut milk split and greasy.

Serve with

  • Serve warm, or chilled the next day, on its own.

Storage

  • Keeps 3 days in the fridge.

Reheating

  • Serve cold or warm gently.

Variations

  • Savoury ladob (Seychelles): Salted fish simmered with plantain and cassava in unsweetened coconut milk.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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How this dish is built

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

  • Plantain, very ripe, peeled and cut into thick slices3 piece · 540 g
  • Sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks (optional)1 piece · 130 g
Used in step 1

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