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Coconut

Helen Goh's Anzac biscuits.
EASY

Pick your side: One Anzac biscuit recipe to satisfy both chewy and crunchy devotees

Elevate the icon with toasted coconut and sea salt. By pulling your trays two minutes apart, you can deliver both syrupy-soft and golden-crisp in a single batch.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Coconut and sour-cherry flapjacks.
EASY

Make a batch of chewy coconut and sour cherry flapjacks for lunchbox snacks

I like to make this chewy, seeded slice at the beginning of the week for afternoon snacks and lunchboxes.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Tamarind and coconut chicken with charred roti and spring onion rice.
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This sticky tamarind chicken tray bake with charred roti comes together effortlessly

Juicy thighs meet a caramelised glaze and buttery rice in this big-flavoured feast, perfect for busy nights.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Helen Goh’s strawberry and finger lime pavlova with coconut mascarpone.

Strawberry and finger-lime pavlova with coconut mascarpone cream

This pavlova stays true to the classic but feels a little more refined, with the bright, caviar-like pop of finger lime.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Paneer skewers with coconut-tomato sambal and toasted roti.
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Paneer skewers with coconut-tomato sambal and toasted roti

Full of bold, Indian-inspired flavours, this vegetarian dish is perfect for a relaxed, hands-on meal.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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Tikka chicken skewers with crunchy coconut potatoes.
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Chicken tikka skewers with crunchy coconut potatoes is dinner on a stick

Charry chicken meets spice-speckled spuds in this weeknight winner, which proves that everything tastes more delicious when eaten on a stick.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Pandan known as the “vanilla of the east” pairs well with coconut.

Pandan and coconut butter cake

A slice of this bright green bundt cake is perfect with tea or as a light dessert.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Lentil dhal with sticky tamarind roasted fish.
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Sticky tamarind-roasted fish with lentil dhal

This easy and comforting meal combines the classic flavours of dhal with the bold, sweet-and-sour kick of tamarind-glazed fish.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Coconut milk: A conductor of flavour.

Is coconut milk the same as coconut cream and are they interchangeable?

Cookbook writer Sarina Kamini dives into the creamy world of coconut flesh, and how to use it to enhance your cooking.

  • Sarina Kamini
Toasted coconut adds crunch to Toby Wilson’s signature Anzac porridge.
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Anzac porridge

Golden syrup, coconut and brown sugar gives this creamy, warming breakfast dish a distinctive Down Under accent.

  • < 30 mins
  • Toby Wilson