Yesterday, I talked about my 98 year old mother and her main recipe - Coconut Naroos. This recipe has been passed down through many generations in our family. When I had a young family in the 60s and 70s, my mother would send us all a jar full of coconut naroos. Anyway, here is the recipe for this. Other recipes are available here and here. Essentially, these are coconut balls rumoured to be Lord Ganesha's favourite sweet dish. It is a simple Bengali sweet dish that can be made by anyone around the world.
1. I packet of dedicated coconut [300g]
Or 1 or 2 grated coconut
2. 1/2 tea cup of sugar
4. 2 pints of whole milk
Process
1. Place the milk and coconut in a saucepan on medium heat and bring this to boil slowly. Keep boiling it and stirring until the consistency is thick and doughlike.
2. Place the sugar into the saucepan and mix this into the mixture in [1]
3. Add in the cardamom.
4. Use 1/2 teaspoon of butter or margarine and cover a flat surface such as a plate or baking tray.
5. Remove the coconut dough from the saucepan and knead this on the flat surface covered with butter or margarine.
6. Make small dough balls about the size of a plum. This dough can be made into any shapes and sizes and you may wish to use your creativity to adapt the recipe.
This can be stored and eaten for 4-5 days.
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