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Roasted Coconut Paste (Thenga Arappu) - 200g

Roasted Coconut Paste (Thenga Arappu) - 200g

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Quantity: 200g

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Homemade
Slow-Roasted
Made in Small Units
Traditional Kerala Recipe
Traditional Method
No Added Chemicals
Sourced from Kerala
Tasters Club Approved
No Artificial Colors
Preservative-Free
No Machine Processing
Prepared by: Neetha Joseph
Location: Ernakulam

There is a moment in Kerala cooking that home cooks know well, the part where you roast the coconut. Low flame, constant stirring, watching the white turn to gold and then to a deep, fragrant brown. Rush it and it burns. Ignore it and it's flat. Get it right and the whole curry changes. It becomes something with depth, something that tastes like it took all day even when it didn't.

Neetha gets it right every time. Her Roasted Coconut Chutney Paste: Thenga Arappu, is made the slow way, in small batches from her kitchen in Ernakulam. Grated coconut slow-roasted with shallots, curry leaves, and select spices, then ground into a paste that holds everything in. No preservatives, no shortcuts. Just the real base that Kerala curries are built on, ready to go straight into your pan whenever you need it.

What's Inside:

Grated Coconut, Curry Leaves, Shallots, Spices

What's Not Inside

Preservatives, Artificial Chemicals, Synthetic Colours, Natural or Artificial Flavourings

Storage

Once opened, store in a cool dry place. Always use a dry spoon. Consume within 4 months of opening.

Add directly to your sauté after the onions and tomatoes are cooked down. Works beautifully as the base for fish curry, meat curry, vegetable kootu, or any dish that needs that slow-roasted coconut depth. One or two tablespoons is enough to transform a curry. No grinding, no waiting, just cook.