The Caribbean Coconut Dip is an inspiration from the famous Pina Colada, which happens to be one of my favourite cocktails ! A lovely sweet summer flavour, I had actually never imagined it as a dip !!
This is again a simple dip with the native produce of the caribbean - Pineapple and Coconut.
Incidentally Pina Colada is the national drink of Puerto Rico and legend has many a tale to tell. It is said that in the early 19th century a pirate named Roberto Cofresi, to boost the morale of his crew offered them a drink which contained coconut, pineapple and white rum !! With his death, the pina colada was lost, until later in 1954, Ricardo Gracia, a Caribe Hilton employee claimed to have invented it.
Anyway coming back to this dip, it has a tangy sweetness and can be put together very quickly. Serve with a savoury dish and the sweetness to the dip comes as a refreshing surprise. (One generally doesn't expect a sweet dip).
My father and KJ could lap it up in case we ran out of desserts at home :-D
Caribbean Coconut Dip
Ingredients
1 cup of Hung curd
1/3 cup of Dessicated Coconut
2 Slices of Canned Pineapple
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsps of the canned pineapple syrup
For garnish
1 tbsp Walnuts coarsely chopped
1 slice of canned pineapple finely chopped
Directions
In a blender, blend together the hung curd, dessicated coconut and the pineapple.
Add the syrup and the salt.
Add the syrup and the salt.
Transfer in the serving dish.
Garnish with walnuts and chopped pineapple.
Serving suggestions: With Chicken Nuggets, Cutlets, Kebabs.
Happy Dipping !!
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