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Desiccated Coconut recipe | How to make desiccated coconut in home
Learn how to make desiccated coconut in home. It is nothing but grated coconut without moisture content in it.
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
0
Author
Narmadha
Ingredients
Fresh coconut ½
Instructions
Break the coconut and take half of coconut
Remove them from shell as pieces.
Remove the outer dark skin from coconut. Only the white part of coconut is used for making desiccated coconut.
Transfer them to mixer.
Grind to fine granules.
Transfer to kadai
Dry roast the coconut in low flame without browning.
Saute till stickiness and moisture is completely removed. It will take between 10-15 minutes
Once it cools down, store in airtight container.
Notes
You can scrape only the white part of coconut using scraper
You can also roast the coconut in oven to remove moisture. Keep the temperature low.