# Stuffed coconut

A popular Tamilnadu dish featuring a stuffed coconut.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 coconut
- split chickpeas (chana dal)
- poha
- jaggery powder
- water

## Instructions

1. Place the coconut on a metal tin for stability.
2. Make a hole in the coconut using a nail and a knife.
3. Add split chickpeas to a cooking pot.
4. Add poha to the cooking pot.
5. Blend the mixture in the cooking pot.
6. Pour jaggery powder into a bowl.
7. Use a funnel to add the blended mixture into the coconut through the hole.
8. Pour water into the coconut through the funnel.
9. Scrape the outer husk of a small branch.
10. Use the scraped branch to plug the hole in the coconut.
11. Place the coconut on a grill rack over a gas stove.
12. Roast the coconut over the flame, turning it until the husk is charred.
13. Use a torch to further char the coconut husk.
14. Hit the charred coconut with the back of a knife to remove some of the outer shell.
15. Crack open the coconut to reveal the cooked inner contents.
16. Slice the stuffed coconut into pieces.
17. Serve the stuffed coconut slices on a plate.

## Equipment

- metal tin
- nail
- knife
- cooking pot
- bowl
- funnel
- grill rack
- gas stove
- torch
- chopping board
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP8y9e4kTGF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/91b23ab5-3e5a-4a39-bf73-75d6a4e4cfd3
- Extracted: 2025-10-20

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