Indonesian
Serundeng (Toasted Spiced Coconut)
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Serundeng (Toasted Spiced Coconut) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the condiment. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Blend or mash the garlic, coriander seeds, and galangal into a paste with a splash of water.
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Toast the paste in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
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Stir in the grated coconut, palm sugar, salam leaves, and salt.
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Continue toasting, stirring constantly, until the coconut turns deep golden and sandy, about 20 minutes.
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Cool completely and remove the salam leaves before serving.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Serundeng (Toasted Spiced Coconut), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The dish at the centre
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The protein alongside
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Serundeng (Toasted Spiced Coconut) carries coconut. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 170 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 150 mg
- Saturated fat
- 12 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Serundeng (Toasted Spiced Coconut) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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