Spiced Shredded Coconut

Ingredients:

• ½ kg shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 stalk lemongrass (sereh), bruised and knotted
• 5 kaffir lime leaves
• 3 Indonesian bay leaves
• 1 cm galangal (bruised)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon palm sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoon tamarind pulp

Grind spices:

• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 shallots
• 3 red chili
• 2 teaspoon ground coriander

Instructions:

1. Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Sauté grind spices, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bay leaves, and galangal until fragrant (3 minutes)
2. Add shredded coconut, sugar and salt. Stir to mix well
3. Add palm sugar and tamarind liquid. Stir to mix well. Cook until dry and fluffy, It should have brown color (25 minutes)
4. Turn off heat. pour to a large bowl to make it cool. Remove lemongrass, leaves, and galangal from the serundeng. Store in a clean jar. Consume within 1 week.