Timphan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Timphan

Timphan
Alternative names	Timpan
Course	Snack
Place of origin	Indonesia
Region or state	Aceh
Serving temperature	Room temperature
Main ingredients	Steamed rice flour ground banana and coconut milk, filled with sweet coconut jam and wrapped inside banana leaf

Timphan (sometimes called timpan) is a yummy steamed banana dumpling from Aceh, Indonesia. It's a special type of traditional Indonesian snack known as kue. Imagine a soft, sweet dough wrapped around a delicious filling!

What is Timphan?

Timphan is a popular sweet treat. It's a bit like a small, soft cake or dumpling. People in Aceh, a region in Indonesia, have been making it for a very long time. It's often enjoyed as a snack or dessert.

How is Timphan Made?

Making timphan involves a few simple steps. First, people mix special ingredients to create the dough.

• Dough ingredients: The main parts of the dough are glutinous rice flour, mashed banana, and coconut milk. Glutinous rice flour is a type of flour that makes the dough extra chewy and soft.
• Mixing the dough: These ingredients are mixed together. They are stirred until they form a thick, smooth dough.
• Adding the filling: Next, the banana-rice flour dough is flattened. A sweet filling is placed inside. This filling is usually a sweet serikaya (coconut jam) or grated coconut mixed with sugar.
• Wrapping and steaming: The dough is then carefully wrapped in fresh banana leaves. This helps to give it a nice flavor and keeps it moist. Finally, the wrapped dumplings are steamed for about an hour until they are perfectly cooked.

Timphan vs. Nagasari

Timphan is quite similar to another famous Indonesian kue called nagasari. Both are steamed and wrapped in banana leaves. However, there's a key difference:

• Nagasari: This kue usually has slices of banana as its filling.
• Timphan: Timphan uses a sweet coconut or coconut jam filling. The banana is actually mixed into the dough itself, not used as the filling.