About coconut milk

To prepare thengai paal-

Add enough warm water to the shredded coconut and grind it in a mixi for a few minutes. Squeeze out the milk through a fine strainer. Again add little hot water to the strained- ground coconut and run the mixi for a few minutes. Again squeeze out the milk. Combine both the milks. It must be thick. Add enough sugar and cardamom powder to it. Mix well. Crushed Jaggery can be added instead of sugar. My mother in law would always prepare jaggery syrup [one thread consistency] and thengai paal separately. We would pour the thengai paal first on our aappam and then pour the syrup on top according to our taste. I am also following the same method.