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Curry Chat => Lets Talk Curry => Topic started by: curryaddict on February 13, 2005, 07:48 PM

Title: Coconut Butter
Post by: curryaddict on February 13, 2005, 07:48 PM

Hi guys, can anyone tell me what coconut butter is?
I came across it in one of the ebooks posted on this site, "Indian restaurant curry and recipes" book. It's in the basic curry sauce ingredients.
Apologies if this has been mentioned before.

Title: Re: Coconut Butter
Post by: Muttley on February 13, 2005, 09:32 PM

I've never heard of it.

I suspect it is what is called 'creamed' coconut which is, in reality, a wax like substance that you get in blocks, and can add to curries to give sweetness with coconut flavour.

Would be most interested if anyones knows otherwise.

Title: Re: Coconut Butter
Post by: tonyh on February 13, 2005, 11:43 PM

Hi, Coconut butter is in fact coconut oil, which is solid at room temperature You can use it to fry like any other fat or oil but it is megga high in cholesterol and I don't think it adds much flavour :-\  cheers tony

Title: Re: Coconut Butter
Post by: tonyh on February 14, 2005, 02:57 PM

Hi, What I should have said above is that coconut oil/butter is very high in saturated fats which we are told are bad for us! but we are eating and enjoying restaurant style curries, so what the hell""

Title: Re: Coconut Butter
Post by: curryaddict on February 14, 2005, 07:27 PM

Thanks for the info.
I'm off to get me a big block of artery clogger ;D