kolak — East Java, Indonesia

Kolak is an Indonesian dessert made with palm sugar or coconut, coconut milk, and pandan leaves (P. amaryllifolius). A recipe in which banana is added is called kolak pisang or "banana kolak." Other recipes can contain other fruits, vegetables, and tubers: pumpkin (labu kuning), sweet potato (ubi), jackfruit (nangka), plantain (pisang ambon), cassava (singkong), and tapioca pearls. The dessert is usually served hot or at room temperature. In Indonesia, kolak is a popular dish of buka puasa ("breaking the fast," iftar in Arabic) during the Ramadan fast (bulan Puasa) among Muslims. --- Entry compiled automatically from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5257857) and Wikipedia. It will be replaced as soon as a contributor submits a cooked recipe.