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Coconut chicken curry

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Fijian cassava cake

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Fiji's traditional cuisine relies heavily on foods available naturally on the island. As a result, their delicious dishes are usually made from fish and seafood, coconuts, root vegetables such as sweet potatoes, cassava and breadfruit and other crop vegetables, citrus fruits and some chicken, pork and lamb.

1. Chicken Curry
2. Cauliflower and Canned Salmon
3. Sehna
4. Raita & Lassi
5.Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding) & Sonth
6.Vakalolo
7.Coconut Chutney
8. Jalebi, Lakadi & Barfi (Burfi)
9. Alu Bhindi (Okra and Potato) Curry
10. Roti
11. White Snapper in Tomato Sauce
12. Potato/Eggplant/Greenpeas
13. Chicken Palau (Pulao)
14. Kathar or Green Jackfruit
15.Bara
16. Roat (for Pooja))
17.Murku
18. Payasam (dessert)
19.Sev
20. Chicken Liver Curry (and/or Chicken Giblet Curry)
21.Khichdi
22. Coconut Gujia
23. Suji Laddoo

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Coconut chicken curry

Curry powder blends vary greatly. Adjust the amount to taste as needed.
Serves: 6

Preparation time:15 minutes

Cooking time:30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds chicken breasts (skinless and boneless, cut into bite size pieces)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 small onion (chopped)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons curry powder (or to taste)
1 cup chicken broth (low sodium)
14 oz coconut milk (1 can)
14.5 ounce diced tomatoes (1 can)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons parsley (chopped)

preparation

Cook the chicken: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Add the chicken to the Dutch oven and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
Finish the dish: Add the onion, garlic, curry powder and stir. Cook for 2 more minutes then add the chicken broth, coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar. Stir everything together, bring to a boil then cover with a lid. Turn the heat down and simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Garnish and serve: Garnish with parsley and serve over rice.

Dessert
Fijian cassava cake

this cake and variants of it are commonly found throughout parts of the Pacific and Southeast Asia
Serves: 6

Preparation time:10 minutes

Cooking time:50 minutes

Ingredients

2 packages grated cassava* (2 lbs total; can be found in the frozen sections of Asian/Latin grocery stores; common Filipino ingredient)
1/3 cup of honey or coconut sugar, or 1/2 c maple syrup
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut cream

preparation

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into greased 9x9 pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until brown on top and tester comes out clean.
Enjoy with afternoon or morning tea.

* If you have cassava root, grate it in a food processor and boil it for about 5 minutes to be able to use it in the recipe.

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Non-liquid ingredients in volume converted into weight using the table below. For products not included, use a metric scale Weight of specific 'ingredients in grams
Ingredient	1 cup	3/4 cup	2/3 cup	1/2 cup	1/3 cup	1/4 cup	2 tablespoons
All-purpose wheat flour	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
All-purpose sifted wheat flour	110 g	80 g	70 g	55 g	35 g	27 g	13 g
White sugar	200 g	150 g	130 g	100 g	65 g	50 g	25 g
Powdered sugar/Icing sugar	100 g	75 g	70 g	50 g	35 g	25 g	13 g
Brown sugar normally packed	180 g	135 g	120 g	90 g	60 g	45 g	23 g
Corn flour	160 g	120 g	100 g	80 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Cornstarch	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Rice (not-cooked)	190 g	140 g	125 g	95 g	65 g	48 g	24 g
Macaroni (uncooked)	140 g	100 g	90 g	70 g	45 g	35 g	17 g
Couscous (uncooked)	180 g	135 g	120 g	90 g	60 g	45 g	22 g
Quick oatmeal (uncooked)	90 g	65 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	22 g	11 g
Table salt	300 g	230 g	200 g	150 g	100 g	75 g	40 g
Butter / Margarine	240 g	180 g	160 g	120 g	80 g	60 g	30 g
Shortening	190 g	140 g	125 g	95 g	65 g	48 g	24 g
Fruits and légumes chopped	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
chopped walnuts	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Nuts /ground almonds	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	15 g
Fresh bread crumbs (not packed)	60 g	45 g	40 g	30 g	20 g	15 g	8 g
Dry bread crumbs	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	40 g	20 g
Parmesan grated	90 g	65 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	22 g	11 g
Chocolate chips	150 g	110 g	100 g	75 g	50 g	38 g	19 g

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