Serundeng/Serunding (Spiced Toasted Coconut)

Grated coconut is toasted along with aromatic spices and often used as a condiment or an ingredient in Southeast Asia cooking.

Serundeng is a seasoned crispy coconut flakes that you’ll find pretty common in Indonesian kitchen. Serundeng is used as a garnish to popular Indonesian dishes like nasi lemak and lontong sayur. My daughter loves serundeng because it is so crispy and fragrant 🙂

Serundeng/Serunding (Spiced Toasted Coconut)

Servings 10 oz

4.5 from 2 reviews

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Ingredients

  

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• 10 oz unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 kaffir lime leaf
• 1- inch galangal (bruised)
• 1 Tbsp sugar

Ground Spices:

• 2 shallots (peeled)
• 1 clove garlic
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ Tbsp coriander seeds

Instructions

 

• You can use fresh grated coconut or if you can't find one, you can buy frozen dessicated coconut
• Mix the grated coconut with ground spices and stir to mix evenly
• Preheat a large skillet without any oil over low heat. Add in the coconut mixture, bay leaves, lime leaf, galangal and stir fry until the coconut is really dry and crispy and sprinkle in the sugar while stirring. This may take a while and remember to do this over low heat or you are risking burning the coconut before it's dry. Once it's completely dry, crispy, and golden brown, remove from the heat. Discard the leaves and galangal
• Store in air-tight container when it's completely cool

Nutrition

Serving: 10oz | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

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