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LEKAPĪ: Ka Haupia
Haupia is a common gelatinous, sweet food in Hawaiʻi - here's how you can make it! The inspiration came from this video of a native speaker creating this dish, so I followed her instruction as closely as possible.
The recipe will be in Hawaiian, but there are English steps at the end.
Below is some vocabulary I looked up and learned along the way while writing this post. E aʻo pono!
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Lekapī = Recipe
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Kīkē = To break open, as with a hammer
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Waʻu = To grate, scrape; grater, scraper
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Ukuhi = To pour out, dip, as water
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Hao = To scoop, dish, or pick up
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Peluluka = To soak and squeeze, as in preparing pia
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ʻānana = To strain, as juice or poi. Same as kānana.
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Pulu = Wet
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Hoʻohui = To add, join together
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Hoʻopumehana = To warm, heat up
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Hoʻowali = To make soft, smooth; To mix,
as poi or dough
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Hoʻomākū = To thicken, gel, as molasses
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Kāwili = To stir (as ingredients)
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Pā ʻoma = Baking pan
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Mani = To cool off
Cooking Vocab
[Marked with * throughout]
Pono e loaʻa kēia mau mea:
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ka wai niu [ʻekolu kīʻaha]
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ke kōpaʻa [hapalua kīʻaha]
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ka pia [hapalua kīʻaha]
1. Ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka wai niu
Hiki ke kūʻai i ka wai niu ma ka hale kūʻai, a i ʻole hiki ke hoʻomākaukau i ka wai me ka niu hou!
Ua kūʻai mai au i ʻekolu niu (ma Walmart haha) a *kīkē i ka pōhaku (na koʻu pā hale). Maʻalahi e loaʻa, paʻakikī e hana! Kīloi aku i ka wai o ka niu ma loko.
Ma hope iho, ua waʻu au i ka niu keʻokeʻo ma loko o ka niu. Ma ia wikiō, *waʻu ka luahine i nā niu i ka “hao waʻu,” ka mikini waʻu, a, i kona wā kamaliʻi, ka pūpū ʻopihi!
ʻAʻole loaʻa kēia mau mea ma ʻaneʻi, no laila hoʻohana au i ke ʻō, ma loko o koʻu lumi kuke. Hū, nui ka hana!
ʻEha kuʻu mau lima i ka lā aʻe :’)
I kēia manawa, *ukuhi i ka wai ʻano wela i ke pola o ka niu i waʻu ʻia. Ma hope o ʻelima minuke, *hao a *peluluka i ka niu *pulu, a ʻānana.
Pēlā ka wai niu!
2. Ka hui ʻia ʻana o nā mea
*Hoʻohui i ke kōpaʻa me ʻelua kīʻaha o ka wai niu a *hoʻopumehana i ke pola. I kekahi pola ʻē aʻe, *hoʻowali i ke koena o ka wai niu (~hoʻokahi-ʻelua kīʻaha) me ka pia.
3. Ka hoʻopumehana ʻana i nā mea i hui ʻia
Hoʻopumehana i ke pola o ka wai niu a me ke kōpaʻa i ke kapuahi. Ke wela ia mea momona, hoʻohui pū i ka wai niu a me ka pia me ka wai niu a me ke kōpaʻa.
*Hoʻomākū māmā ka hui ʻia ʻana!
*Kāwili i ka manawa apau. Ke mākū nui loa ka mea apau, ukuhi i ka ipu (ua hoʻohana au i ke *pā ʻoma).
*Mani i ka pahu hau, a hoʻomākaukau ʻia ka haupia!
4. E ʻai iho!
Ua kali au i ka haupia ma ka pahu hau i ʻekolu hola, a hiki i paʻa ka haupia. Poke i ka haupia a kau ma luna o kekahi mau lau kī. E ʻai pono!
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In English
Ingredients:
- Coconut milk [3-4 cups]
- Sugar [½ cup]
- Arrowroot powder (or cornstarch) [½ cup]
Directions:
1. Mix 2 cups of coconut milk with the sugar. Put on stove and heat up.
2. While that’s heating, mix the rest of the coconut milk (~1-2 cups) with the arrowroot.
3. When the sugar mixture has just started to get frothy, add the arrowroot mixture. It will thicken very quickly!
4. Stir constantly. Once it has all thickened, pour into a baking pan (or any square container). Cover and put into fridge to cool.
5. When all has set, serve up and enjoy!