CONKY

INGREDIENTS

8 oz Grated Sweet Potato

4 oz Raw cane sugar

¾ pt Coconut milk

½ tsp Ground cinnamon

4–5 Drops vanilla essence

3 oz raisins (optional)

1 oz hot peppers (bird peppers)
METHOD

1. Mix together the grated sweet potato and the sugar in a bowl.
2. Pour in the coconut milk and stir well to produce a smooth consistency.
3. Flavour with ground cinnamon and vanilla essence and stir in raisins and peppers.
4. Drop the mixture in heaped tablespoons onto 6 inch squares of banana leaf.
5. Fold the banana leaves to make parcels of the mixture and tie with cord or strips of babana barkl.
6. Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the conky parcels in the boiling water for 1 hour.
7. At the end of the cooking time carefully remove the banana folds and serve the conky hot.

Serves 4