Dishes made with coconut
43 dishes from around the world that list coconut as a main ingredient.
Chutney
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA spiced relish or sauce made from fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices
Sauce, pickle or ferment
AggalaVeganඅග්ගලා
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSri Lankan sweet balls made with rice, coconut and jaggery
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Jolpan
🇮🇳 IndiaAssamese breakfast snacks of rice, pitha, and sweets, often served with tea or curd
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
MahaprasadVegetarianମହାପ୍ରସାଦ
🇮🇳 IndiaSanctified vegetarian food served at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken tikka masalaMeat
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreRoasted marinated chicken in a creamy, spiced tomato-based sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LadduVegetarianलड्डू
🇮🇳 IndiaRound Indian sweet made with flour, sugar, ghee and often nuts or dried fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
MacaroonVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreSweet biscuit or small cake made from nuts or coconut and egg whites
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
PuttuVeganപുട്ട്
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSteamed cylinders of rice flour and coconut, served hot for breakfast
Main dish, Breakfast
ModakVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA sweet dumpling with coconut and jaggery, offered in Hindu and Buddhist rituals
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
SpaghettieisVegetarian
🇩🇪 GermanyVanilla ice cream pressed to look like spaghetti, topped with strawberry sauce and white shavings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Galette
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFlat French cakes or pies, from rustic fruit tarts to buckwheat pancakes
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
MalpuaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreSweet deep-fried pancakes from the Indian subcontinent, often dipped in syrup
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Umm AliVegetarianأم علي
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreEgyptian dessert of soaked pastry, milk, nuts and sugar, baked until golden
Sweet or dessert, Dinner, Snacks
Anzac biscuitVegetarian
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreOat biscuits from Australia and New Zealand, linked to World War I soldiers
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Puran PoliVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet stuffed flatbread enjoyed at festivals and special occasions in India
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
AvialVegetarianഅവിയൽ
🇮🇳 IndiaA thick vegetable stew with coconut and curry leaves from Kerala
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pitha
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreRice or wheat cakes, sweet or savoury, steamed, fried or griddled in eastern South Asia
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
ChomchomVegetarianচমচম
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreBengali sweet made from chhena, often coated with coconut or mawa flakes
Sweet or dessert
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
SandeshVegetarianসন্দেশ
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBengali sweet made from chhena and sugar, often shaped and flavoured
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
CocadaVegetarian
🇧🇷 Brazil and 5 moreChewy coconut sweets baked and served at room temperature
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Nanaimo barVegetarian
🇨🇦 CanadaNo-bake Canadian bar with a crumb base, custard icing, and chocolate top
Sweet or dessert
Nasi Kerabuناسي کرابو
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 moreBlue-tinted rice with herbs, salad, and assorted sides from Malaysia and southern Thailand
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
ThekuaVegetarian
🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 moreFried sweet made from wheat flour, ghee and sugar or jaggery
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KobaVegan
🇲🇬 MadagascarA Malagasy sweet cake of peanuts, sugar and rice flour wrapped in banana leaves
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
MunguzáVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet porridge of whole corn, milk and sugar served at winter festivals
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Ghugniঘুগনি
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCurried peas or chickpeas, often served with bread or snacks in eastern India and Nepal
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
UndhiyuVegetarianઊંધિયું
🇮🇳 IndiaA slow-cooked winter mix of vegetables from Gujarat, often made for special occasions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
XacutiMeatशागोती
🇮🇳 IndiaGoan curry with coconut, poppy seeds and a blend of spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ErisseryVegetarianഎരിശ്ശേരി
🇮🇳 IndiaKerala curry of vegetables and coconut, a staple at festival feasts
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Cocada AmarelaVegetarian
🇦🇴 AngolaAngolan dessert of eggs and coconut with a bright yellow color
Sweet or dessert
PoriyalVeganபொரியல்
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stir-fried vegetables with spices and lentils
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bhapa pithaVegan
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreSteamed rice cake with coconut and molasses filling from Bengal and Bangladesh
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
KoottuVegetarianகூட்டு
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stew of lentils and vegetables, often with coconut and spices
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Es telerVegetarian
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian fruit cocktail with coconut, avocado, jackfruit and sweet milk over ice
Drink, Snacks
Unni appamVegetarianഉണ്ണിയപ്പം
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet fried rice cakes with banana and jaggery from Kerala
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KunuVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA traditional Nigerian drink made from grains or tiger nuts
Drink, Snacks
KutsintaVegan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesSteamed Filipino rice cake with a chewy, jelly-like texture
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Sabudana khichriVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaTapioca pearls cooked with potatoes, peanuts and spices, often eaten during Hindu fasts
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Mas huniFish or seafoodމަސްހުނި
🇲🇻 MaldivesMaldivian breakfast mix of tuna, coconut, onion, chili and lime
Main dish, Breakfast
Arroz zambitoVegetarian
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rice pudding sweetened with chancaca and spiced with cinnamon
Sweet or dessert
BibikkanVegetarianබිබික්කන්
🇱🇰 Sri LankaA dark, moist Sri Lankan cake made with coconut, jaggery and spices
Sweet or dessert
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Macaroon: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chicken tikka masala: Kelly Sue, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mas huni: Xavier Romero-Frias, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gujhia: Sanjeevdwivedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kunu: Zasan Doshiyak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mahaprasad: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
- Laddu: Rajdeep Das, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Anzac biscuit: me ( w:User:pfctdayelise ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Munguzá: Leo Rey, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chutney: grabadonut, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Nanaimo bar: Stephanie Spencer, CC BY 2.5, source
- Koba: Salym Fayad, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Arroz zambito: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cocada Amarela: Mysticgabian, CC0, source
- Puttu: Mathew Jibin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Modak: MAHESH MUTTA, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jolpan: Floris van Dyck, Public domain, source
- Galette: Gorrk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malpua: Senjuti Dey, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Puran Poli: No machine-readable author provided. Pamri assumed (based on copyright, Public domain, source
- Avial: Sivahari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chomchom: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sandesh: Sucharitabanerji, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi Kerabu: amrufm, CC BY 2.0, source
- Thekua: Magadhkingdom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spaghettieis: Ziko van Dijk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Umm Ali: روتانا, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ghugni: raasiel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pitha: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Undhiyu: Jatan1992, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cocada: Avelludo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poriyal: Sundar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Koottu: Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Unni appam: Riyaz Ahamed at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Es teler: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Erissery: Varghesepunnamada, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kutsinta: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Xacuti: Kugelblintz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sabudana khichri: Sharvarism, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhapa pitha: Rocky Masum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source