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Kalpavruksha - The Coconut

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Hi all viewers. What's around us wishes you very happy Eid (Ramzaan festival).. Eid Mubarak...  India is a country where all religions are accepted. We celebrate all festivals irrespective of the region, caste etc. As I was cherishing the Eid feast today afternoon I realised that though we are of different castes our ingredients of cooking is the same. Style of cooking, taste and other minor changes are only noticed. While I was enjoying the Eid sweet sevai, (sweet made of vermicelli, evaporated milk, sugar, coconut and dry fruits) the grated coconut was giving me a great crunch on every time I chewed it. It tastes like heaven especially with grated coconut.  My mom used to fine chop coconuts and dry roast it before adding them to my favourite payasams (South Indian sweet made of lentils, jaggery, coconut milk and some nuts). I too use coconuts for making sweet dishes. Not just for sweets coconuts go well with all of the Indian food. We south Prefer to use Sambhar made of c