Does anyone know a fiji food recipe perferably dessert?

i have a school project on monday and i couldnt find any thing on google any ideas?Does anyone know a fiji food recipe perferably dessert?
My husband is from Fiji and he likes Fijian Coconut Pudding





Ingredients:


sugar 2 cups


coconut milk 2 cups


(grate coconut, add water and sqeeze)


or buy a can of coconut milk.


flour 3 cups (you may not use all)


baking soda 1 tspn.


baking powder 2 tspns.


vanilla few drops


oil or butter for greasing pot





Method:


Put sugar in a pot and heat up until sugar melts.


Place pot in kitchen sink and from a distance


pour coconut milk.


It will splatter. You will see lumps forming.


Return to stove top and heat up


until lumps melted.


Remove and cool.


Mix baking soda and powder to flour.


Add enough flour to the cooled mixture


to make a batter (pancake batter consistency).


Add vanilla drops.


Grease a pot with oil or butter.


Add flour mixture to pot.


Cover tightly. Place in steamer.


Steam for approximately 1 to 2 hours.


Serve and enjoy.


A large pot can be a substitute for a steamerDoes anyone know a fiji food recipe perferably dessert?
check out http://useinfo-dessert.blogspot.com/


It has recipes for quite a few tasty desserts that can be prepared easily from home ..
You could get onto allrecipies.com or bellaonline.com, they have lots of recipies there and you can ask questions like yours here.





I don't have any recipies but they make lovely coconut custards, also make then with bananas


good luck
I am a pacific islander and Fiji is close the island that i am from. Pacific Islanders dont generally have dessert because of the hot weather and lack of refridgeration.





If you would like a few simple recipies then here you are. They are adapted from an Umu (what my island calls a ground oven) but in Fiji it is called a Lovo.





Easy Baked Fish


Whole Fish - scaled, gutted and cleaned


Onion - chopped roughly


Coconut cream/milk


Lots of Tin Foil





Take a several sheets of tin foil and place it on a flat surface. Place the whole fish on the foil, sprinkle the onions over the top. Cover with coconut cream/milk and bake at 200C for approx. 40 mins.


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Green Bananas


Green bananas


Water





Rub vinegar around the side of a pot that will hold the enitre banana. Fill the pot with cold water and place bananas in the water. Place on stove and cook. Once boiled the bananas will be cooked. Peel the skin off the bananas once cold and eat like you would bread.


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Coconut Bread with Sago - prolly the closest you can get to dessert.





Sago, soaked overnight


Shredded or Desicated Coconut


Flour


Milk





Mix all the ingrediants together to form a runny batter like mix. Place into a loaf tin and bake for 20 mins at 180C or until a knife inserted will come out clean. Eat hot or cold.
Hey I couldn't find any dessert items of Fiji but I found this soup recipe. See if u like it.





Fijian Dhal Soup








INGREDIENTS


4 cups water


2 cups dry lentils


1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds


1/2 teaspoon mustard seed


10 cups water


2 tablespoons olive oil


6 cloves garlic, chopped


2 cups chopped onion


1/2 teaspoon crushed dried chile pepper


4 carrots, chopped


3 large stalks celery, chopped


1 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric


1 teaspoon curry powder


2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder


3 tablespoons soy sauce





DIRECTIONS


In a medium size stock pot add 4 cups water, dhal peas, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and soak for about 1 hour. When softened, drain and rinse well.


In a large stock pot, add 10 cups water and drained dhal pea mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 1/2 hour or until peas are soft.


In a saute pan, add olive oil, garlic and onions and cook until lightly browned.


Add onion mixture, crushed chili pepper, carrots and celery to large stock pot. Cook for 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.


Puree soup in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to stock pot and add salt, turmeric, curry powder, chicken soup base and soy sauce. Simmer for another 5 minutes and then serve.





I think the soup's gonna be a bit spicy. But its worth a try coz all the ingredients can be found easily in the market. Good Luck!