Hi Everyone,
There are many old time foods that we can make today using the most modern of appliances and techniques, but Conkies (aka sweet dumplings) is not one of them. To get the right flavour and texture of Conkies we need to keep it ‘ole school’.
Though wax paper, parchment paper and aluminium foil are readily available, the best wrapper for Conkies is still the banana leaf. The banana leaves have the right degree of thickness to secure the mixture and keep it moist during the long steaming. Imparting its subtle flavour, banana leaves give Conkie its signature taste.
The food processor has come to our aid to puree, shred, chop, grate and grind many things, but it cannot rival the extremely fine shredding of a coconut that a
