Tapioca dinner

Tapioca pancakes with four vegetable fillings, Brazilian northeast register. Hob only, no oven. One pan per table.

Serves 2About 45 minBrazil · NordesteFrom Claude chat, 6 Sep 2026About kcal in total

Total calories

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kcal per person · of the recipe as written

Guil kcalElaine kcal

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Every pan's ingredients in one list, amounts added up. Tap a row once it is in the basket.

ingredient	amount	used in
🌾tapioca flourgoma seca	280 g	Tapioca pancakes
💧water	4–5 tbsp + splash + 1 tsp	Tapioca pancakes, Abóbora com gengibre, Milho com manjericão
🧂salt	pinch + pinch + pinch + pinch	Tapioca pancakes, Coco, coentro e limão, Abóbora com gengibre, Milho com manjericão
🥥fresh coconutgrated	130 g	Coco, coentro e limão
🌿corianderchopped	big handful + small handful	Coco, coentro e limão, Abóbora com gengibre
🍋‍🟩limejuice	1	Coco, coentro e limão
🫒olive oil	1½ tbsp	Palmito refogado
🧅oniondiced	1	Palmito refogado, Milho com manjericão
🧄garlicminced	2 cloves	Palmito refogado
🌶️pul biberTurkish red pepper flakes	1 tsp	Palmito refogado
🍅tomatodiced	1	Palmito refogado
🎋hearts of palmdrained, sliced	180 g	Palmito refogado
🧂salt & black pepper	to taste	Palmito refogado
🌿parsleychopped	small handful	Palmito refogado
🎃pumpkincubed	150 g	Abóbora com gengibre
🥥coconut milk	100 ml	Abóbora com gengibre, Milho com manjericão
🫚gingergrated	thumb	Abóbora com gengibre
🌽sweetcorn	160 g	Milho com manjericão
🌿basiltorn	handful	Milho com manjericão

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Calories by pan and person

pan	kcal	Guil	Elaine
Tapioca pancakes
Coco, coentro e limão
Palmito refogado
Abóbora com gengibre
Milho com manjericão
total

Tapioca pancakes

Hydrated tapioca flour, sieved, set in a dry pan. Seven pancakes, about 40 g dry each.

Makes 7 pancakesAbout 15 minAbout kcalGuil 4 of 7 ( kcal) Elaine 3 of 7 ( kcal)

prepHave a sieve and a dry non-stick pan ready.

		1	2	3	4
🌾tapioca flourgoma seca	280 g	💧hydrate rest 5 min	🪤sieve	🍳dry pan, ~40 g each 1–2 min per side	🍽️fill and fold
💧water	4–5 tbsp
🧂salt	pinch

stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

Sprinkle the water over the flour a spoon at a time, rubbing it in, until it clumps like damp sand. Salt. Rest 5 minutes.
Push through a sieve so it is a fine, even crumb.
Dry non-stick pan, medium heat. Spread about 40 g in a thin even layer; when it sets and lifts (1–2 min), flip for 1 min.
Fill while warm and fold.

Notes

No oil. 280 g dry makes 7 pancakes: 4 for Guil, 3 for Elaine. About 140 kcal each.

Coco, coentro e limão

Fresh grated coconut, coriander, lime, salt. No cooking.

Serves 2About 5 minAbout kcalGuil 70 g of 130 g ( kcal) Elaine 60 g of 130 g ( kcal)

prepGrate the coconut; chop the coriander; juice the lime.

		1
🥥fresh coconutgrated	130 g	🥄mix taste
🌿corianderchopped	big handful
🍋‍🟩limejuice	1
🧂salt	pinch

stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

Mix everything. Taste for lime and salt.

Notes

Weigh the coconut. It is the densest thing on the table. Fresh only; desiccated changes both texture and the number.

Palmito refogado

Hearts of palm cooked down with onion, garlic and tomato.

Serves 2About 15 minAbout kcalGuil 100 g of 180 g ( kcal) Elaine 80 g of 180 g ( kcal)

prepDrain and slice the palmito into 1 cm rounds; dice the onion and tomato; mince the garlic; chop the parsley.

		1	2	3	4	5
🫒olive oil	1½ tbsp (18 g)	🍳sweat until soft	➕add 1 min	➕add cook until it breaks down	➕add 5 min	🌿finish off heat
🧅oniondiced	½	🍳sweat until soft
🧄garlicminced	2 cloves
🌶️pul biberTurkish red pepper flakes	1 tsp
🍅tomatodiced	1
🎋hearts of palmdrained, sliced	180 g
🧂salt & black pepper	to taste
🌿parsleychopped	small handful

stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

Sweat the onion in the oil until soft.
Add the garlic and the pul biber, one minute.
Add the tomato; cook until it collapses.
Add the palmito, salt and pepper. Five minutes.
Parsley off the heat.

Notes

The oil. 160 of the 260 kcal here. Measure it. Almost all the volume is palmito, so this is the filler that makes the plate look full.

Pul biber. Goes in with the garlic so the oil carries it. A teaspoon is mild; taste and add more off the heat if you want it hotter.

Abóbora com gengibre

Pumpkin steamed in a covered pan, mashed with coconut milk and ginger.

Makes 1 servingAbout 20 minAbout kcalGuil all ( kcal) Elaine none ( kcal)

prepPeel and cube the pumpkin (2 cm); grate the ginger; chop the coriander.

		1	2	3
🎃pumpkincubed	150 g	♨️covered, low 12–15 min	🥔mash	🌿finish
💧water	splash	♨️covered, low 12–15 min
🥥coconut milk	40 ml
🫚gingergrated	thumb
🧂salt	pinch
🌿corianderchopped	small handful

stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

Pumpkin in a covered pan with a splash of water; low heat until soft, 12–15 minutes. Add water if it dries.
Mash with the coconut milk, ginger and salt.
Coriander through at the end.

Notes

Hob substitute for roasting. Guil's only. Elaine can swap her corn pancake for this at no change to her total.

Milho com manjericão

Sweetcorn warmed with onion and a little coconut milk, basil off the heat.

Serves 2About 10 minAbout kcalGuil half ( kcal) Elaine half ( kcal)

prepDice the onion; drain the corn if tinned; tear the basil.

		1	2	3	4
🧅oniondiced	½	🍳soften in water	➕add 3 min	🥄stir in 2 min, don' t boil	🌿off heat
💧water	1 tsp	🍳soften in water
🌽sweetcorn	160 g
🥥coconut milk	60 ml
🧂salt	pinch
🌿basiltorn	handful

stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

Soften the onion in a teaspoon of water (no oil).
Add the corn, three minutes.
Stir in the coconut milk and salt, two minutes. Don't boil.
Basil off the heat.

Notes

No oil here. Water-softened onion keeps the oil budget for the palmito.

Notes

Uneven split. Two people, two different plates: Guil about 1,200 kcal, Elaine about 900. Each filling says how it is shared. The calorie control scales every pot together and keeps the split.

Coconut milk. Taken at 200 kcal per 100 ml; adjust to the tin.