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Side Dish · Tonga Recipe

Vai Siaine (Boiled Bananas and Coconuts)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch ripe bananas
  • Water
  • Coconut

Directions

  1. Peel and slice all the bananas.
  2. Half fill a big pot with water and cream and bring to a boil.
  3. Tip the sliced bananas in and continue to boil.
  4. Boil for approximately five minutes. When the steam comes up from the pot then you know it’s cooked.
  5. Serve in a bowl or on a plate.