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'Otai

Name: 'Otai
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tonga
Ingredients: 800g Watermelon; 200ml Coconut milk; 2 tbsp Sugar; To taste Ice

Dessert

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Grated watermelon mixed with coconut milk — Tonga's cold summer drink.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

'Otai is a cold drink enjoyed in Tonga and across Polynesia, made by mixing grated watermelon, mango, or pineapple with coconut milk and sugar. In Tonga watermelon is the most common, and at gatherings and festivals on hot days it's made in big containers for everyone to share.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a summer village gathering in Tonga, pink drink is ladled from a big bowl into cups and handed to the children.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Watermelon 800g
Coconut milk 200ml
Sugar 2 tbsp
Ice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Remove the rind and seeds from the watermelon.
Grate the watermelon coarsely or mash finely with a fork.
Add the coconut milk and sugar and mix.
Chill well in the fridge.
Pour into glasses with ice.

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