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
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
Dessert Fijian cassava cake 
this cake and variants of it are commonly found throughout parts of the Pacific and Southeast Asia
Serves: 6
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
Serves: 6
Preparation time:10 minutes
Cooking time:50 minutes
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
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.
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.
conversion of liquids
Weights
Temperatures
Measures of non liquid ingredients
Non-liquid ingredients in volume converted
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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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