Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Tender Coconut

Instruction

  • Get yourself a big firm knife. Usually a vettukathi (machete) is used to break open a coconut.
  • First cut away the husk of the coconut little at a time until the inner hard shell is exposed. For tender coconuts, it is enough if the husk in the upper half is removed.
  • Now if you want to drink the coconut juice with a straw, place the coconut in its side. Cut a small portion of the top off, just enough to insert a straw.
  • If not, just place the coconut in its side on a firm surface. Hold it with your hands carefully.
  • Strike the coconut swiftly with the knife until the hard shell breaks open. Be careful to hold the coconut away from the spot you intent to crack open.
  • Once it cracks, pour out the juice into a bowl.
  • Split the coconut shell into 2 halves. Scoop off the tender coconut meat with a spoon or a knife.