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Dish
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
2 lbs. coarsely ground, roasted peanut butter
1 lb. rice flour or rice meal.
2 coconuts, grated
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon salt
12 banana leaves, softened in warm water
3 quarts water
White string
Cooking Recipes Directions
In a large pot, bring the water to a boil. In a large mixing
bowl, combine the peanut butter, rice flour, coconut, sugar,
oil, and salt and mix thoroughly. Using half a banana leaf
per packet, pass the banana leaf through the warm water in
a bowl and then spread 1 cup of peanut mixture on side of
each leaf, fold the long edges over the centre and roll bottom
of the leaf over the top and around the other side. Fasten
by tying with the string, crossing it over itself. Lower each
packet into the boiling water and lower the heat to medium.
Boil gently about 1 hour. Remove from water and serve in the
banana leaves (the leaves are not eaten).
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Doku - Dessert
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
8 ears fresh corn
4 cups corn kernels
2 cups brown sugar, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 to 8 banana leaves, trimmed and softened by quickly dipping into
hot water
White string
Cooking Recipes Directions
Scrape corn kernels from cobs and pound to a paste in a mortar with
a pestle, or purée in a blender to a heavy paste consistency.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the paste, cornmeal, sugar, cinnamon,
and vanilla and mix well, forming a soft dough. Place 1/2 cup of
mixture on each banana leaf; fold over, making a little packet enclosing
filling. Tie the packet with string. Layer the folded packets in
a heavy bottomed saucepans and cover with water. Put the lid on
the pan and boil gently over moderate heat for about 1/2 hour. Remove
from water, chill, and serve. Doku becomes firm as it is chilled.
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