Serundeng (Spiced Grated Coconut)

Ingredients:

1 cup grated coconut with skin
½ teacup tamarind juice, made with 2 tsp tamarind
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 fragrant lime leaves
1 tbsp meat curry powder

Grind into a smooth paste:
3-4 shallots
1 stalk lemon grass
1 small piece lengkuas, 1cm thick
1 small clove garlic


Method:

Put the grated coconut in a shallow saucepan and add ground ingredients, curry powder, tamarind juice, sugar, lime leaves and salt. Mix well and cook over low heat, turning the contents over from time to time to prevent burning, until dry and crumbly.