Coconut Spinach Recipes

CREAMED COCONUT SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat scant 1 tablespoon ghee in a large Dutch oven over medium. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until just wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain spinach in a sieve, pressing to remove excess liquid. Let cool slightly, then roughly chop.
• Return pan to medium heat and melt remaining 2 tablespoons ghee. Add shallots, ginger, and jalapeno and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour, cumin, and sugar and cook for 1 minute, then slowly whisk in coconut milk. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir chopped spinach into coconut mixture and season with salt and pepper.

30+ EASY COCONUT MILK RECIPES (+COCONUT RICE)

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a pot and bring to a boil.
• Cook until all the liquid has evaporated, approximately 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat and cook another 10 minutes.

COCONUT CHICKEN WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Chop up the almonds in the food processor, then lightly brown them in a pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
• Add the coconut milk and spinach to a pot, then cover on a low heat and simmer.
• Now saute the onions in a pan for 2 minutes. Cut the chicken into squares, add it to the pan and leave until thoroughly cooked.
• Take the chicken and onions, and add them to the pot with the coconut milk and spinach. Stir and cover for 2 more minutes.
• Serve garnished with toasted almonds, salt and pepper.

SPINACH AND COCONUT STIR-FRY(MALLUNG).

Steps:

• If you are buying the leaves from the market or the regular supermarket, thoroughly wash them under running water to remove any sand residues.
• Set them aside to drain excess water.
• Once the spinach is drained, place them on a chopping board, stack the same-sized ones together, roll them and chop them into strips.
• Place a flat-bottomed skillet over low fire and add the slivers of garlic into the pan and toast them for 2 minutes.
• Add the desiccated coconut/freshly scraped coconut, and turmeric powder.
• Stir fry for 2-3 minutes over low-medium fire. season with salt.
• Add the spinach strips and combine with the coconut.
• Increase the heat to medium and wilt the spinach for exactly a minute or two while combining with the coconut.
• To spice it up you can add a teaspoon of red chilli flakes.
• Once the spinach slightly wilts, immediately remove the pan from the fire.
• Keep mixing all the spinach with the coconut, add lime juice, season with salt if needed and serve with your favourite Sri Lankan dish or side dish suggestions above.