Elai kozhukattai also known as ela ada is a healthy steamed snack and it is also a perfect prasadam to make on festival days like Vinayagar

This grilled fish cake wrapped in banana leaf, known as Otak-Otak, is Indonesian snacks – light, healthy, and savory.

Peranakan style grilled glutinous rice dumplings with coconut and prawn fillings

These Vietnamese dumplings wrapped in banana leaves are often enjoyed at breakfast or as a snack throughout the day.

Prawns Pollichathu – Baked prawns in coconut milk masala!

Coconut rice is cooked with aromatic herbs and then wrapped with banana leaves and grilled to perfection.

Penang Char Kway Teow

Thai Red Curry and Tamarind Pork Butt in Banana Leaves – a Mexican Thai fusion dish that’s a must try!

This is my riff of the French “en papilotte” paper wrapped food parcels. Delicious grilled chicken bites wrapped in pandna leaf.

Spiced chicken wrapped in banana leaf. Traditional food from Indonesia. Full of flavors and healthy.

Check out my version of Hawaiian Kalua Pig cooked in a Weber kettle.

Amazing Vietnamese street food, Banh Bot Loc a chewy snack that can fill you up fast!

Tamales wrapped in banana leaves and stuffed with a hearty Filipino stew — beef caldereta.

Nasi Bakar Indonesian Spicy Red Rice Wrapped In Banana Leaves and Grilled. Stuffed with Chicken, Pork, Salted Egg, Mushrooms.

Grilled Fish with Banana Leaf, perfect for summer grilling

Add some oomph to your meal time with this fantastic spiced grilled fish recipe

Aromatic and flavourful fish baked in banana leaf

Otak-otak (Indonesian Grilled Fish Cake in Banana Leaves).

Banana leaf tamales come in many flavors and shapes. Here are just a few.

Read about Hor Mok, curried fish custard steamed in banana leaf cups, dining in the royal palace, and The Principles of Thai Cookery book.

Try wrapping fish in a leaf – banana, fig, or grape – it is so delicious!