Pandan leaf

Pandanus amaryllifolius, PandanusAlso called pandan, pandang, pandanus and screwpalm

Pandan leaf is an herb with a nutty aroma and is sold frozen. Cooks use it to infuse, preserve, season, and wrap foods, and pair it with curry leaf, coconut milk, or rice.

Plant-based
Gluten-free
No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Herbs & spices
Part used: Leaf
Family: Pandanaceae
Cooked most in: Asia
Top country: Indonesia
Dishes: 53 in the catalogue

Photo: Tu7uh · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use pandan leaf

Typical ways to cook or use it

Infuse
Preserve
Season
Wrap

Preparing it

Bruise and knot the leaves into a bunch before adding them to coconut rice. Weave the leaves into a container for cooking rice.

Cooking with it

Tie the leaves together and cook them with the food.

Goes well with

Flavour

Taste and texture

Aroma

Nutty

Shopping

Choosing and storing pandan leaf

Sold as: Frozen

Around the world

Where pandan leaf is cooked

53 dishes in the catalogue use pandan leaf. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Asia52

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list pandan leaf among their ingredients.

On the table

Dishes made with pandan leaf

45 of the 53 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Matang satay
Indonesia
Bakpia
China, Indonesia
Kanji rumbi
Indonesia
Bir pletok
Indonesia
Ayam tangkap
Indonesia
Timphan
Indonesia
Bika Ambon
Indonesia
Es Pisang Ijo
Indonesia
Sari pengantin
Indonesia
Baayak Porridge
Indonesia
Bingka Barandam
Indonesia
Dadar gulung
Indonesia
Kue muso
Indonesia
Pacri Nanas
Indonesia
Putri mandi
Indonesia
Balungan hayam
Indonesia
Bikang
Indonesia
Nagasari
Indonesia
Bolu kojo
Indonesia
Bubur kampiun
Indonesia
Colenak
Indonesia
Es Poteng
Indonesia
Kelemben
Indonesia
Ketan sarikaya
Indonesia
Nasi bogana
Indonesia
Onde-onde
Indonesia
Pallu butung
Indonesia
Wajik
Indonesia
Bubur gunting
Indonesia
Bubur ketan hitam
Indonesia
Kolak
Indonesia
Lapek sagan
Indonesia
Pupudak baras
Indonesia
Randang porridge
Indonesia
Es buah
Indonesia
Janda berenang
Indonesia
Jenang krasikan
Indonesia
Kuwah itek
Indonesia
Papari
Indonesia
Angsle
Indonesia
Kue ape
Indonesia
Lapek bugih
Indonesia
Ongol-ongol
Indonesia
Pohulpohul
Indonesia
Putu ambung
Indonesia

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include pandan leaf.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: pandan leaf in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None