Description
Toasted coconut sweetmeats searching a lost recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup grated coconut (fresh or packed)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- ½ lt whole milk
Instructions
- Cook the coconut in a non-stick pan till on medium flame its brown and lightly toasted (approx 3-5 minutes). Remove and cool.
- Heat oil in a non-stick saucepan. Add the sugar and let it melt.
- Add the coconut and mix well. Saute this till the sugar and coconut are pasty.
- Add the milk, reduce flame to medium-low and let it cook with occasional stirring.
- Continue to cook till all the liquid has evaporated (approx 20-25 minutes).
- Once sticky and dry, turn flame to medium and sauté continuously till oil begins to separate from the mixture. Remove from heat and cool.
- Spoon a mixture in your palm and fold into balls.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins