1. Put the coconut, zucchini & water in a 3 pint bowl or casserole, cover & cook on 100% (high) power for 10 minutes. Stir every 2-3 minutes.

2. Let the ingredients stand for 5 minutes, then stir in the salt & tamarind. Allow the mixture to cool.

3. Put the zucchini & coconut mixture in a food processor & add the chile peppers & ginger, blending until the ingredients are finely chopped.

4. Stir in the onions before serving.

blending with coconut, ginger root & fresh green chile peppers.

You can substitute lemon juice for the tamarind. If using lemon juice, add

this to the rest of the ingredients in the food processor.

For microwave ovens lower than 700 watts: 500 watts: add 40 seconds to every

minute stated in recipe. 600 watts: add 20 seconds to every minute stated in

recipe. 650 watts: only a slight increase in overall time necessary.