Comments on: Worth Cracking a Coconut: Murghi Hara Masala (From 660 Curries) http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/06/09/worth-cracking-a-coconut-murghi-hara-masala-from-660-curries/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lisa http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/06/09/worth-cracking-a-coconut-murghi-hara-masala-from-660-curries/#comment-56971 Lisa Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:06:13 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=966#comment-56971 Barbara:

I have enjoyed reading your site for months now. Tonight (06/14/08) was the first time I tried one of your recipes. This was also my first time making a curry. In the past, other curry recipes’ ingredient lists were too intimidating. This one looked more do-able. As a culinary grad and former restaurant cook, it had been a long time since I had been this excited to make a dish. It turned out very good and all your hints were helpful. The textures/colors of mine didn’t quite match yours, but flavor counts most and it was delicious. I have printed many of your recipes and look forward to trying more. Not to mention, I now MUST OWN “660 Curries” and “Indian Spice Kitchen”.

Thanks for the inspiration!
~Lisa

]]> By: Bastlynn http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/06/09/worth-cracking-a-coconut-murghi-hara-masala-from-660-curries/#comment-56892 Bastlynn Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:17:09 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=966#comment-56892 Hm – Wiki How has a lot of good tips – including some on how to get the meat out faster of an already cracked coconut if you don’t want to scrape:

http://www.wikihow.com/Cut-Open-a-Coconut

]]> By: Neohippie http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/06/09/worth-cracking-a-coconut-murghi-hara-masala-from-660-curries/#comment-56891 Neohippie Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:11:37 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=966#comment-56891 Sounds like a fun excuse to bash and hammer and twack something if you’re in that kind of mood!

“Oh no, I’m not violent. I’m just making curry!”

]]> By: dw http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/06/09/worth-cracking-a-coconut-murghi-hara-masala-from-660-curries/#comment-56887 dw Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:50:20 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=966#comment-56887 This website has a pictorial about the coconut grater (scraper) commonly used in India and Sri Lanka:

http://www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com/coconut_grater.htm

]]> By: Diane http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/06/09/worth-cracking-a-coconut-murghi-hara-masala-from-660-curries/#comment-56885 Diane Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:29:18 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=966#comment-56885 Frozen coconut is readily available in Asian markets, and it’s mostly what I use for recipes needing fresh coconut.

However, when I do want to scrape a coconut I crack it simply by hitting it a few times at the “equator” line with the back (dull) side of a cleaver. A few knocks and it opens up in half nicely. You can tell it’s getting about ready to crack when the sound changes to a slightly dull “thwack” from a clear bell like “ping.” Then I grate it using the chair/scraper thing that renu mentioned above.

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