Today, 23 March, is International Atheists’ Day 🙂 A big shout-out to all of you awesome vegan atheists over there!
I am personally non-religious and identified as an atheist for a while. However, over a period of time, I started believing in “imaginary” and mythical creatures like God, angels, unicorns, and good men. I’m still pretty much allergic to organized religion and get a lot of flak for that from my family.
I respect atheists so much! In our religion-obsessed and so-called “God-fearing” society, it definitely takes much courage to “come out” as an atheist.
This rich and creamy coconut curd with just a hint of sweetness and a mild tang is dedicated to all of you lovely vegan atheists 🙂 That said, make and enjoy this delicious variety of curd irrespective of your convictions related to the concept of “God.” Our personal beliefs—or lack thereof—don’t matter when it comes to enjoying yummy plant-based foods 🙂 !
Preparation time: 15 minutes + setting time
Yields around 600 ml curd
Ingredients:
- 4 cups first-extract coconut milk* (600 ml)
- ½ cup water
- 2 heaped tablespoons corn flour
- 2-3 tablespoons starter liquid
Method:
- Whisk the corn flour with ½ cup water until smooth. Add to the coconut milk and mix well.
- Cook the coconut milk over medium heat, stirring continuously, for 5-6 minutes until it reaches a thick, custard-like consistency.
- Let it cool until it’s just slightly warm; you should be able to dip a finger comfortably. Mix in the starter liquid and keep aside overnight (6-8 hours).
*To make 4 cups of thick (first extract) coconut milk, soak 4 cups of grated fresh mature coconut in 4 cups of hot water for 15-20 minutes. Blend on high speed until thick and creamy. Strain using a fine mesh sieve or a piece of wet cotton cloth. Reserve the milk and use the residual pulp in some other recipe. Alternatively, you can use store-bought coconut milk that comes in tetra packs/cans.
Your blog is amazing and you are indeed a culinary genius…But this post of yours needs to get some facts right… Indic thought doesn’t believe nor compelled people to fear God, we have always looked at God as Sakha, Bandhu. Indic thought also has a school of thought in which atheism is accepted. Jainism for instance, is an atheist religion and looks at enlightened souls as Godly beings…. neither is there a compulsion to follow rituals blindly… dogmatic belief is definitely not expected…. whatever regressive belief has unfortunately crept into Indic society is an internalization of the invading Abrahamic faiths… Read more »
I guess I have the right to express my personal beliefs on my blog as long as I’m not advocating hatred for anyone, which I’m not doing in this post anyway as you seem to claim.
very well written comment Gemini…. totally agree with your comment!
Totally agree Gemini!!! But see the plight of Santana Dharma.. it’s been rekindled by westerners not us😒
atheist high-five
I’m a bit scared to make coconut curd. Coconut likes to go mouldy. How is its shelf life? What happens without the corn flour and cooking step?
Hey Zanna, you’re right. Coconut milk is pretty delicate. I usually use up coconut curd within a day or two. The corn flour + cooking step helps thicken and stabilize the coconut milk. This recipe won’t work without this step.
Thanks a lot! Will give it a go 🙂
Hi can we use rice flour instead of corn flour
Yes! You can 🙂
Hello Gemini!
Can you please point me in the right direction regarding the starter liquid you used? Your recipe looks delicious! It reminds me of a desert I had in Thailand many many many years ago. Thank you
Hi Roushik!
I am Namrata, the author of the blog 🙂 Just click on the “starter liquid” to be redirected to that post 🙂