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March 22, 2005
Put The Lime In The Coconut
We're diving head-first into the spice-rich world of Indian cuisine tonight with Veggie Masala. Neither T nor I have very much experience making Indian food, so this should be interesting.
Last night we prepped the ingredients, which included chopping vegetables, mixing spices and staring thoughtfully at a fresh coconut. I seem to remember Ian and I buying a coconut about seven years ago, but I can't remember how we got the darn thing open. Suddenly T had an idea: Google it.
We found this page full of instructions, including draining the coconut milk, testing to see if it's rancid (which it wasn't), then my favourite part, breaking the coconut open:
After draining the coconut put it inside one of the plastic bags which are now used by practically all supermarkets. Then wrap this bag around the nut. Place the wrapped nut inside another plastic grocery bag (I normally double bag the nut for added strength.) Holding the handles, swing the bag down onto a concrete step, sidewalk, garage floor, etc.
It was good fun "curbing" a coconut outside my apartment. Luckily, no one stopped to ask what I was doing.
Comments
Yeah, too bad we missed that whole "double bag for added strength part" or we could have avoided some problems.
Posted by: Teresa at March 22, 2005 8:52 AM
I seem to remember us using a knife and a hammer.
Posted by: ian at March 26, 2005 1:48 PM