DO YOU LIKE COCONUT? - WORLD COCONUT DAY

 

Coconut, as everybody now, is prevalent in the day to day activity with different ingredients and how good the same is for health, etc..  A wide appreciation by nutritionists, celebrated chefs and people of other fields explain the worthiness, benefits and usage of power packed fruit.

Being a versatile gift, coconut is used for cooking, important product for skin and used for artefact finishes by reputed and renowned artisans.  Coconut milk used for preparing gravies in the southern parts and a key ingredient for Goan cuisine as explained by a chef in Mumbai.  The cholesterol level will be greatly under control if consumed other than the oil form and one of the safe product when used for medicinal purposes for a short term basis.  Starters and deserts can be made and used in cooking for items like poriyal and keema cutlet while main course will be of kofta and casserole.

There cannot be even a little wastage and fermented to make kanji.  Coconut being a fruit, nut and seed, a diet and acts for good health/body.  Coconut does not have  high calories and useful for body, hair and skin.  It boosts metabolism and good during summer to maintain the cool stomach.  The coconut meat and water used for various food preparations and shells can be used for various crafty work like cup, wall hangers, etc.  The coir functions as an eco-friendly brushes, ropes and doormats.  

Coconut used for gardening, peat soil from husk, ant fungal and good enough for seeding.

More and more useful products can be derived out of coconut and the list has no end.