Tapioca dinner

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

Serves 2About 40 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.

ingredientamountkcalused in
🌾tapioca flourgoma seca250 gTapioca pancakes
💧water125–150 ml + splash + 1 tspTapioca pancakes, Abóbora com gengibre, Milho com manjericão
🧂saltpinch + pinch + pinchTapioca pancakes, Abóbora com gengibre, Milho com manjericão
🫒olive oil2 tbspPalmito refogado
🧅oniondiced1⅓Palmito refogado, Milho com manjericão
🧄garlicminced3 clovesPalmito refogado
🌶️pul biberTurkish red pepper flakes1¼ tspPalmito refogado
🍅tomatodiced1Palmito refogado
🎋hearts of palmdrained, sliced230 gPalmito refogado
🧂salt & black pepperto tastePalmito refogado
🌿parsleychoppedsmall handfulPalmito refogado
🎃pumpkincubed190 gAbóbora com gengibre
🥥coconut milk125 mlAbóbora com gengibre, Milho com manjericão
🫚gingergratedthumbAbóbora com gengibre
🌿corianderchoppedsmall handfulAbóbora com gengibre
🌽sweetcorn200 gMilho com manjericão
🌿basiltornhandfulMilho com manjericão
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Calories by pan and person

pankcalGuilElaine
Tapioca pancakes
Palmito refogado
Abóbora com gengibre
Milho com manjericão
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Tapioca pancakes

Hydrated tapioca flour, sieved, set in a dry pan. Six pancakes, about 42 g dry each.

Makes 6 pancakesAbout 15 minAbout kcalGuil 3½ of 6 ( kcal) Elaine 2½ of 6 ( kcal)
prepHave a sieve and a dry non-stick pan ready.
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🌾tapioca flourgoma seca250 g💧hydrate
rest 5 min		🪤sieve🍳dry pan, ~42 g each
1–2 min per side		🍽️fill and fold
💧waterabout 8–10 tbsp; add half, then the rest a spoon at a time125–150 ml
🧂saltpinch
stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

  1. Sprinkle the water over the flour a little at a time, rubbing it in with your fingers. Stop when it feels like damp sand: it holds together when squeezed and crumbles when rubbed, with no dry powder and no paste. Salt. Rest 5 minutes.Too dry and the pancake will not knit; too wet and it turns gummy. Err on the dry side; you can always add a spoon more.
  2. Push through a sieve so it is a fine, even crumb.
  3. Dry non-stick pan, medium heat. Spread about 42 g in a thin even layer; when it sets and lifts (1–2 min), flip for 1 min.
  4. Fill while warm and fold.

Notes

No oil. 250 g dry makes 6 pancakes: 3½ for Guil, 2½ for Elaine, or 4 and 2 with Elaine taking the extra pumpkin. About 145 kcal each.

Water. Brazilian guides give 250–300 ml per 500 g of polvilho doce, so 125–150 ml for this batch. The earlier 4–5 tbsp was far too little. If the bag is already-hydrated goma pronta, skip the water entirely.

2

Palmito refogado

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

Serves 2About 15 minAbout kcalGuil 130 g of 230 g ( kcal) Elaine 100 g of 230 g ( kcal)
prepDrain and slice the palmito into 1 cm rounds; dice the onion and tomato; mince the garlic; chop the parsley.
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🫒olive oil2 tbsp (24 g)🍳sweat until soft➕add
1 min		➕add
cook until it breaks down		➕add
5 min		🌿finish off heat
🧅oniondiced⅔
🧄garlicminced3 cloves
🌶️pul biberTurkish red pepper flakes1¼ tsp
🍅tomatodiced1 large
🎋hearts of palmdrained, sliced230 g
🧂salt & black pepperto taste
🌿parsleychoppedsmall handful
stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

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

Notes

The oil. 210 of the 345 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.

3

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.
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🎃pumpkincubed190 g♨️covered, low
12–15 min		🥔mash🌿finish
💧watersplash
🥥coconut milk50 ml
🫚gingergratedthumb
🧂saltpinch
🌿corianderchoppedsmall handful
stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

  1. Pumpkin in a covered pan with a splash of water; low heat until soft, 12–15 minutes. Add water if it dries.
  2. Mash with the coconut milk, ginger and salt.
  3. 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.

4

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.
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🧅oniondiced⅔🍳soften in water➕add
3 min		🥄stir in
2 min, don'
t boil		🌿off heat
💧water1 tsp
🌽sweetcorn200 g
🥥coconut milk75 ml
🧂saltpinch
🌿basiltornhandful
stepfinished dishdone

Steps, in words

  1. Soften the onion in a teaspoon of water (no oil).
  2. Add the corn, three minutes.
  3. Stir in the coconut milk and salt, two minutes. Don't boil.
  4. 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 1,050 kcal, Elaine about 700. 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.

Flour. Written for the 250 g of tapioca flour in the cupboard; the fillings are the amounts we were already making.