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coconut recipes | 1727 South Indian, Maharashtrain, Indian coconut cecipe collection  

Coconut, also known as Nariyal, is a hard fruit that grows in tropical and sub-tropical areas around the world and is widely used in Indian Cuisine, especially south Indian. It can be used in a dried form, paste, grated or even toasted. Not only is it used to make sweet coconut dishes, it is also used as main ingredient in many savory coconut dishes.

Coconut Recipes, South Indian Recipes

It is a wide known fact that most of the dishes of the South use coconut in them. From simple dishes like Rava Vada and Rava Bonda, where little coconut is added for flavor enhancing to dishes like Mysore Masala Dosa where the base of the masala is a heavy coconut flavor, every dish gets perked up!

Coconut also serves as a base for a variety of curries and dals, the two of the most popular ones being the Mangaloren drumstick curry and Sambar served with rice. The South Indians love their Coconut Rice and Coconut water which is abundantly available. Make your own coconut cream to make curries. 

Use fresh grated coconut in  cabbage stir fry, which is also known as foogath, and as one of the main ingredients in Kadubu which are steamed dumplings with a sweet or savory taste. This goes to show the abundance of coconut recipes!

Coconut Recipes, Maharashtrian Recipes

Another cuisine that heavily utilizes coconut is the Maharashtrian cuisine. It can be used as an additional flavor to the already tasty Rava Thalipeeth or as a part of the stuffing and gravy to be stuffed into eggplants in Bharleli Vaangi, a semi dry subzi with other aromatics as well. Tendli Bhaat, a famous rice dish with ivy gourd, is cooked in a rich spice powder with one of the ingredients being nariyal. A similar blend of spices with coconut is also used in making a gravy Green Peas Ambti and can be eaten with Bhakri or parathas. 

Coconut Recipes, Indian Desserts

Not only is coconut known for providing a kick of taste to savory food, you can also make great Coconut Dishes like desserts/mithais with it. Traditional Indian sweets like Kopra Pak (kopra means coconut) have rich, really intense flavor of coconut when cooked with milk and also has a really nice texture. On a similar note, there is Nariyal Vadi, made with fresh coconut and sugar with added dry fruits to give you a rich taste. Coconut Ladoo make a great addition to festivities.

Coconut Recipes, Snacks/ Side Dish

Coconut is one such ingredient that you can make numerous side dishes with. There is plain Coconut Chutney for all the dosas and idlis, Capsicum Chutney for a hot lunch with rice and ghee, Mysore Chutney to top on potato bhaji and dosas and many other varieties with coconut. Coconut adds to the semi-sweet taste of green peas in the perfect tea-time snack, Ghughras. Another great snack idea is Dhokla with Coconut Sauce. Khatta Dhoklas covered in a rich, creamy coconut sauce is a recipe that is prepared to impress.

International Recipes using Coconut

Apart from the fresh and dried varieties of coconut, international cuisine widely uses Coconut Milk. The Burmese use it to make their famous khowsuey, a thick, creamy gravy and noodles and the Thai use it for the Thai Green Curry, a curry flavored with lemongrass, coconut milk and other spices. Use desiccated coconut to make chocolate coconut dessert.

We hope you liked this article on Nariyal/coconut recipes.

Here are a few of my favorite recipes using coconut:

1. Almond, berry and coconut cake

2. Nariyal roti

3. Malabar curry

4. Valor Papdi nu Shaak

We hope you enjoy our Coconut Recipe Collection given below and would love to hear your comments.

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Get wind of a Gujarati secret that is passed on from grandma’s memory. A mildly-flavoured snack, Cauliflower Bhanolu uses coconut milk as the primary ingredient. With a little help from your handy kitchen helper, the microwave oven, this recipe can be prepared in minutes.

Subz Shahjahani uses a wide range of spices. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the prepared paste is precooked and then added to the gravy thus giving it a distinct flavour. This gravy tastes best with boiled mixed vegetables though you can add almost any other vegetable to it. It is advisable to remove the whole spices before serving.

An ideal breakfast that assists weight loss, the fibre rich whole wheat semiyan helps in throwing out fats from the body. Moreover, very little coconut and ghee ensures that the calorie count is far less than the original counterpart.

A very famous Far Eastern specialty. Paneer, mushrooms and capsicum skewers served with a peanut marinade.

Thai style pumpkin soup recipe | Thai pumpkin veg soup with coconut milk | quick and easy pumpkin soup | spiced pumpkin soup | with 23 amazing images. Thai style pumpkin soup recipe | Thai pumpkin veg soup with coconut milk | quick and easy pumpkin soup | spiced pumpkin soup is a sumptuous traditional fare mildly sweetened with coconut milk. Learn how to make Thai pumpkin soup with coconut milk. To make Thai style pumpkin soup, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Add the red curry paste and sauté on a medium flame for 3 minutes. Add the pumpkin, coconut milk and vegetable seasoning cube along with 2 cups of water, mix well and cover it with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 20 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Cool slightly, blend it in a mixer till smooth. Transfer the mixture into a deep non-stick, add the coriander and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally. Serve hot. Red pumpkin is a favourite ingredient for making soups, all over the world. In fact, there are many renowned recipes like the Roman Style Pumpkin Soup . Here, quick and easy pumpkin soup has been presented with an Oriental touch. Thai pumpkin soup with coconut milk brims with multiple flavours, ranging from the spiciness of red curry paste to the pungency of onions and garlic. Vegetarian seasoning cubes make the aroma of the soup surge high, while coconut milk gives it the characteristic Thai touch. When you bring together the right ingredients in the right way, you are sure to serve a perfectly balanced dish to the diner. Serve this spiced pumpkin soup hot, garnished with coriander. Health conscious people can reduce the amount of oil used to 2 tsp and benefit from the vitamin A, vitamin C and other antioxidants this soup has to offer. Tips for Thai style pumpkin soup. 1. Ensure to stir the pumpkin mixture occasionally so the mixture does not stick to the pan. 2. Also after cooking ensure to cool the mixture before blending. Hot mixture is never ready for blending. 3. If you can’t find a seasoning cube, you can add any dried herbs of your choice. Enjoy Thai style pumpkin soup recipe | Thai pumpkin veg soup with coconut milk | quick and easy pumpkin soup | spiced pumpkin soup | with step by step photos.

Along with Lemon Grass Spicy Vegetables , this makes a lunch one would give an arm and a leg for! Kodri takes longer to cook than rice, but it will be worth all the effort if cooked correctly with patience and care. Remember that 1 cup yields 2½ cups of kodri. Bayleaf and lemongrass enhance the flavour of this dish, while the fresh herbs impart an exotic tinge. Do not cook after adding the freshly chopped herbs as the flavour gets destroyed when you cook them! it would be wise to add the coconut milk powder also after removing the kodri from the flame as it may also become sticky.

Also known as- tembleque is a traditional favourite in latin america. It is a pleasing dessert of chilled coconut cream custard served with a combination of mango and strawberry sauces, and flavoured with dark rum. The cooking and preparation time are very less; but you need to allow a little setting time, so plan this recipe in advance.

Pineapple with coconut is a perfect tropical combo, and features in a great many mocktails and desserts. Here, this irresistible duo is served inside melt-in-the-mouth crepes, to make it all the more delicious. Drizzling a little custard sauce atop the Eggless Pineapple Coconut Crepes gives it a distinctly sweet flavour and awesomely creamy mouth-feel. Relish this dessert while the custard sauce is still warm! You can also try savoury crepes like Broccoli Crepes with Mexican Green Sauce or Makhani Crepes

Long grains of rice interspersed with colourful and chunky veggies, and lusciously flavoured with coconut milk and red curry paste. The ultimate touch to the Baby Corn and Mushroom Curry Rice is the addition of lemon rind and basil leaves, whose aroma is indelibly locked in by cooking the rice wrapped in a banana leaf.

An aromatic stir-fried vegetables flavoured with lemon grass.

Think Thai Cooking and you immediately think of Coconut Milk! Ah, this marvelous ingredient... it is nothing short of magical. Its soothing flavour, pleasing aroma and rich mouth-feel rise above even the spiciest of ingredients, to give the dish a characteristic Thai touch. In fact, if it were not for the use of coconut milk, the abundant use of garlic and spices might make Thai dishes a bit overwhelming – but this great ingredient balances all other flavours and makes a dish taste brilliant! Coconut Milk is also used extensively in South Indian cooking, especially Kerala cuisine. You can make Coconut Milk at home and store it in the fridge for two days.

This tongue-tickling rice treat is prepared with readily-available ingredients, but has an unforgettable flavour and pleasing texture. The key ingredients, which endow this South Indian Stir-Fry Rice with such irresistibility, are sesame seeds and peanuts. These ingredients are perfectly complementary to the rustic tanginess of tamarind, and together, they make this stir-fried rice recipe a perfect winner! Eat with Cucumber Pachadi if you wish to mellow down the spicy flavours.

This sizzler is laden with a bounty of flavours and spices. A delicately flavoured rice noodle preparation is topped with a smoky, curry flavoured satay, grilled and served with a spicy-sweet peanut sauce and crispy potatoes.

The true highlight of this dish is the paste that is made using red chillies, onions and other well-chosen ingredients. You can make it fresh for a better taste; or to save time, you can make it in bulk and deep-freeze to use as and when required. Healthy ingredients like tofu, mushroom and other veggies enhance this recipe’s health quotient while a basket of creatively-combined ingredients make it a delight for the taste-buds. If you do not like tofu, you can replace it with low fat paneer. Thai cooking is incomplete without coconut milk but as a matter of fact it is high in fat; I have therefore restricted its use to ½ cup as compared to the original recipe that calls for almost 3 times more. Another key ingredient in Thai cooking is lemon grass, which can be used liberally without any fear of calories… this is the secret behind the refreshing touch of most Thai recipes.
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