About this dish
A sweet cornmeal pudding steamed in banana leaf, spiced with cinnamon and raisins.
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Ingredients
🌽2 cups cornmeal
🥥1 cup coconut milk
🍇1/2 cup raisins
🍃Banana leaves, for wrapping
Method
Serves 41
Mix cornmeal with coconut milk, sugar, and cinnamon into a thick batter.2
Stir in raisins.3
Spoon portions onto banana leaf squares and wrap tightly.4
Steam the wrapped bundles for about an hour until set.5
Serve warm, unwrapped from the leaf.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Paime is a traditional Trinidadian steamed cornmeal dessert, similar to Latin American tamales but sweet.
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