KASHATA (COCONUT SQUARES) RECIPES

Addictive

Ingredients:

3 cups desiccated coconut (unsweetened)
You also need:
2 cups sugar
1 and a half cups water
Any colour you want
A pinch of ground cardamom

Method:

• Mix the coconut with 1 cup of water and keep aside, skip this process if you are using freshly grated coconut
• .In a pot add the sugar and water, along with the food colouring and the ground cardamom.
• Cook the above ingredients for about 7 to to minutes or until the syrup starts to almost thicken.
• Then add the desiccated coconut along with any water left from soaking the coconut.
• Cook, stirring constantly until the syrup reduces and the mixture starts to come together..You will see when you mix, the mixture kinds of comes on one side, kinds of form a ball shape and the syrup almost entirely dried, then you know it is ready..
• Grease your surface with oil and pour the mixture on the surface, then use the back of your large spoon to flatten the kashata to the desired thickness
• Let the kashata rest and cool for a few minutes, then cut into any shape you want.

Enjoy!!