Handy Tips on Coconut

COCONUT

After breaking the coconut, grate and put it in a clean box and freeze it and use whenever you need it. (Grating the refrigerated coconut is difficult.).

If you can, keep the box out for 5 minutes prior to your need. Use a sharp spoon to loosen the frozen coconut. While grinding the frozen coconut use warm water to avoid traces of oil.

Fry the coconut which gives a not so fresh smell to make the curry more tasty and aromatic.

If the coconut comes out whole while breaking it or grating, cut it into bite sized pieces. Run it in the mixer for a minute, and you have finely grated coconut at your disposal.

Don’t discard the water which you find inside the coconut after breaking it. Drink it or add to the curry. Coconut water is very nutritious.

For a bit of fun serve the coconut water in the shell to your kids. They really love it.