How to Freeze Coconut & Use Every Last Bit Without Wasting 🥥

Last week we talked about keeping curry leaves fresh, this week let's tackle another kitchen staple that so many of you use: coconut storage.

If you've ever bought a whole coconut and had half of it go bad in the fridge, or wondered how to take out frozen grated coconut turns rubbery, this one's for you.

My Go-To Coconut Storage Tips

Freezing grated coconut (long term)

Spread grated coconut on a plate and flash-freeze for 1 hour before transferring to a ziplock bag. This stops it from clumping into one giant block, so you can scoop out just what you need. Stays fresh for up to 3 months.

Instructions to break open fresh coconut & Grate it to store:

• Take off the excess fiber in the coconut in the sides if any. Wash well.
• Spot the three lines running along the side. Hit on those lines in the middle part of the coconut.

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• If you want collect the water and filter to have it.
• Grate the coconut gently, in my case, carefully press the flesh part against the grater and change position to cover all the portion. You will learn the knack as you keep doing few times.
• Use a glove and divide the grated coconut to small portions and put inside a ziploc cover. Flatten to make sure when frozen, you can break small portion and put the rest back immediately, so that you need not defrost entirely.
• You can use any freezer container too, but store as small portions/ thin portions.
• Store in freezer. When needed, just break a the required amount and put back inside the unused portion. Do not thaw and freeze again.

Uses

• Use upto 3 months (when stored in ideal conditions and handled properly)
• Use it in South Indian recipes like Poriyal, Kootu etc.

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