Spinach and coconut dal By Chetna Makan Published: 00:02 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 14 June 2020 Spinach and coconut dal Spinach and lentils is a typical combination and I have a few ways to cook them together, but this recipe is special. It flavours the spinach with lovely spices and coconut, … Read more
Thai Beef Panang with Coconut, Chilli & Peanuts By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:59 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 00:59 BST, 26 April 2020 This dish is a revelation: beef cooked in coconut with lemongrass and chilli with a depth of flavour from shrimp paste and lime. If you’re in a hurry, use a packet … Read more
HISTORY COCONUT: HOW THE SHY FRUIT SHAPED OUR WORLD by Robin Laurance (History Press £15.99, 224pp) You’d never have guessed it, but the humble coconut underpins rather a lot of what we laughingly call western civilisation. Without it, millions more soldiers would have died in both world wars. John F Kennedy might never have become … Read more