Nigerian Gurudi
Traditional dish with coconut, white sugar, cassava starch.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Nigeria
Ingredients
- 1 fresh coconut
- 65 g white sugar
- 80 g cassava starch
- 1 pinch nutmeg
Steps
- Gently crack open the coconut, and separate the meat from the shell.
- Use a grater or food processor to shred the coconut.
- Combine the grated coconut, sugar, cassava starch, and nutmeg.
- Stir in water until it forms a dough ball.
- Roll out the dough until thin.
- Cut out square biscuits, and transfer them to a buttered baking tray.
- Bake the biscuits for about 20–25 minutes at 150°C (300°F) until golden brown and crisped.
- Remove the biscuits from the oven, and let cool.
Adapted from “Nigerian Gurudi”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.