🇹🇴 Tongan Cuisine

Topai

Tongan Coconut Dumplings

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 278 kcal

Sweet dumplings made from flour and coconut milk, boiled and served in warm coconut cream sauce.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/2 cup coconut milk
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups coconut cream for sauce
1/4 cup sugar for sauce
1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1 Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
2 Add coconut milk and knead into soft dough.
3 Shape into small balls or ovals.
4 Boil water, drop dumplings in, cook 10 minutes.
5 Heat coconut cream with sugar and vanilla for sauce.
6 Serve dumplings in warm coconut cream sauce.

Did You Know?

Topai is a Sunday after-church dessert tradition across Tonga.