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Nigerian Gurudi

Traditional dish with coconut, white sugar, cassava starch.

Ingredients

  • 1 fresh coconut
  • 65 g white sugar
  • 80 g cassava starch
  • 1 pinch nutmeg

Steps

  1. Gently crack open the coconut, and separate the meat from the shell.
  2. Use a grater or food processor to shred the coconut.
  3. Combine the grated coconut, sugar, cassava starch, and nutmeg.
  4. Stir in water until it forms a dough ball.
  5. Roll out the dough until thin.
  6. Cut out square biscuits, and transfer them to a buttered baking tray.
  7. Bake the biscuits for about 20–25 minutes at 150°C (300°F) until golden brown and crisped.
  8. 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.

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