Coconut grating

By Jojo
@Sojourn (13832)
India
July 10, 2019 9:28am CST
One thing that I find difficult to master is grating coconuts. There are many Indian dishes whose important ingredient is grated coconut. My mom could grate coconuts well but I find it quite difficult and it takes way too much time. Recently, I bought a coconut grater from the market but it cannot ease the process fully. Do you like coconuts? If you know some easier way to grate coconuts, do care to share. The grater that I bought looks the same as in the pic Pic courtesy: coconutty.co.uk
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@sophie09 (34278)
• Indonesia
10 Jul 19
no idea, but sometime the seller of the coconut in the market gladly help their customer to do the grating
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
This is not the case here. Maybe they would if I buy all his coconuts.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
11 Jul 19
@sophie09 No, nobody.
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@sophie09 (34278)
• Indonesia
11 Jul 19
@Sojourn so nobody sell the grated coconut ?
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• Calgary, Alberta
10 Jul 19
Call me lazy but I am now using the canned coconut milk. I knows its cheating but they dont grow here. I use to grate coconuts when I was in the Philippines.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
If they don't grow there, you have no other choice
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• Calgary, Alberta
10 Jul 19
@Sojourn I know some coconut vendors, you can pay them to grate for you.
@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
@CaptAlbertWhisker Nobody does that here, maybe they will if I pay them double the price
• United States
31 Jul 19
Sorry to hear this grater you bought does not help ..can you return for refund? I found one very very expensive but of course I do not need it. It is nice of you to try to help your Mother.
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• United States
1 Aug 19
@Sojourn Oh I know it is too expensive that one I showed you my gosh who can afford this
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
31 Jul 19
My mother bought it from a fair so refund is out of question. This grater is not affordable but thank you for searching.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jul 19
You can't often buy whole coconuts here. You can buy shredded coconut or dessicated coconut with all the work done for you.
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@cacay1 (83270)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Jul 19
@JudyEv, also in my location, there is always available grated coconut. No more hassle.
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@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul 19
@Sojourn Yes, you can just measure out the quantity you need. Of course, it's not like fresh coconut.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
11 Jul 19
That's really nice, where the work is done mostly.
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@JustBhem (70601)
• Davao, Philippines
10 Jul 19
If we cook food that needs to have coconut we don’t need to grate, we buy already grated coconut so that it would be a lot easier for us to cook.
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@cacay1 (83270)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Jul 19
@JustBhen, that is the trend in our place grated coconut only done by an electric heater , no worries .
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@JustBhem (70601)
• Davao, Philippines
10 Jul 19
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
I don't get grated coconuts in nearby supermarkets
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@LowRiderX (22912)
• Serbia
13 Jul 19
Coconut is not so popular here, I only bought it once. And of course, I had a problem opening it, but that's why we eat it regularly in cookies
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
14 Jul 19
Alright, as it is a tropical fruit so it is very common here.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
14 Jul 19
@LowRiderX Yes, It has many uses in our cuisines. And I stab it open using large straight pincers.
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@LowRiderX (22912)
• Serbia
14 Jul 19
@Sojourn There is also here to buy, not even expensive, but only Serbs do not use it as much as you use it there
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• United States
13 Jul 19
I don't grate coconut but I would think the grater would help? Maybe you can watch a YouTube tutorial to see if they could better explain how to grate, or ask your mom her tips.
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• United States
13 Jul 19
@Sojourn To an extent. I like coconut pastries, candies, food with coconut. But I don't like coconut water or eat coconut straight up.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
13 Jul 19
Alright. Do you like coconuts?
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@amadeo (111956)
• United States
10 Jul 19
Good afternoon.Never use coconut no need for it
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
I know,but it is an essential ingredient in some dishes.
@paigea (35511)
• Canada
15 Jul 19
Mostly I buy shredded coconut since we can't get fresh coconut here. If I do buy a whole coconut I use a box grater.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
16 Jul 19
@Sojourn one of these. Hard work!
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
16 Jul 19
Box grater? that's interesting.
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@db20747 (43404)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
15 Jul 19
Practice practice! Practice makes perfect!!
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
15 Jul 19
I guess if I get perfect with it, I will call me a chef.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
15 Jul 19
Oh wow. I never heard of such a grater as we don't use coconut in our dishes But yes, for halwa we bought the already grated coconut
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
21 Jul 19
@Sojourn hahaa sure... That's Punjab's favourite dish hehe
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
15 Jul 19
Can you send some halwa please?
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@Janet357 (75678)
10 Jul 19
yes but i buy it grated already.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
That's good. But I have five coconut trees in our house.
@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
12 Jul 19
I don't know nothing about coconut grating. I like coconuts.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
12 Jul 19
Alright. Glad you like coconuts.
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@CarolDM (203478)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Jul 19
I am not a big fan of coconut but a great idea.
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@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
It has many uses in our cuisines.
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@cacay1 (83270)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Jul 19
We just buy grated coconut in the market. I just refrigerate the extra not to get spoiled. I buy it when I cook native chicken with chili and plenty spices.
@just4him (303324)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Jul 19
I've never grated coconut. I buy it grated or shredded from the store.
@thelme55 (76342)
• Germany
13 Jul 19
This is how I grate my coconut
This is how the Filipinos grate coconuts in the Philippines before getting of the coconut milk out of it.
@thelme55 (76342)
• Germany
13 Jul 19
I love coconuts and I do the old fashion way of grating coconut when I am in the Philippines. In German, I only buy coconut milk from the can.
@Nakitakona (56322)
• Philippines
10 Jul 19
I enjoy sitting on an improvised coconut grater. I always get the task to grate the coconut when my wife needs a coconut milk for her cooking.
@Sojourn (13832)
• India
10 Jul 19
Interesting, did you make it yourself?
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@Nakitakona (56322)
• Philippines
11 Jul 19
@Sojourn Nope. We borrow it from our neighbor.
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