Serunding kelapa (also known as Serundeng) consists of grated coconut then cooked in chilli and aromatic spices.

Serunding kelapa is usually served as condiment to glutinous rice or as filling for fried sweet potato dumplings known as cucur badak.

 
 

What is Serunding in English?

In Malaysia, serunding usually refers to meat that has been cooked in spices on low fire until the meat becomes dry, airy and floss like.  

There are serunding ayam (chicken floss), serunding daging (beef floss), serunding ikan (fish floss) or serunding ikanbilis (anchovies floss) and just simple plain serunding kelapa (coconut floss)

How to Cook Serunding Kelapa | Coconut Floss?

Printable list of ingredients and method can be found at the end of this post.

There is a video to guide you on "How to Cook Serunding" too.

1. The spices
Ground cumin seeds, fennel seeds and coriander seeds till fine.
 


2. Blend chillies, shallot, dried shrimps, galangal into a paste.
 


3. Heat up oil in frying pan or wok (best use wok to cook serunding kelapa, minimise splatter)
 

4. Add blended chilli mixture and cook till aromatic
 

5.Add grounded spice and turmeric
 

6. Add sugar , desiccated coconut and coconut milk. (See foot note below)
 
 
 

7. Last step, add salt.
 

8. Cooked Serunding Kelapa | Coconut Floss
 

How to you eat Serunding kelapa | Coconut Floss?

In here, I cooked my serunding kelapa, a little bit on the moist side. 
My intention was to make this serunding kelapa as a filling to my sweet potato dumplings, known as cucur badak or Pulut Udang.

But if I were to serve with steamed glutinous rice, I would cook this serunding kelapa a little bit longer to make it drier a little.
   

How do I keep Serunding Kelapa?

Place this serunding kelapa in an air tight container and refrigerate.

Since this serunding kelapa recipe is moist, best eaten within 3 days or max 7 days.

Video on How to Cook Serunding Kelapa | Coconut Floss