King coconut King coconut King coconut ("Cocos nucifera") is a variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka where it is known as Thembili (Sinhala: තැඹිලි). Sweeter than regular coconuts, there are several sub varieties of the king coconut-the most common being the "red dwarf" (kaha thambili, commonly referred to as gon thambili). The other variety is "ran thambili", a smaller variety containing about forty nuts in a bunch. The king coconut tree is shorter than coconut trees, and are found commonly growing wild in many areas of the country. King coconut water has been used in Ayurveda. One of the most common
Coconut rice of coconut cream. Outside of the mango season, it will also be eaten with other fruits or semi-sweet dishes. Other popular coconut rice desserts are "khao tom mat", where sweet banana is steamed inside sticky rice while wrapped in a banana leaf, "khao lam", where the rice and coconut milk mixture is steamed inside a section of bamboo, and "khao niao kaeo", a very sweet dessert of glutinous rice, coconut milk, and large amounts of sugar, and most often pink or green in color. In India, coconut rice (Tamil: தேங்காய் சாதம்) is famous in the southern regions. In India coconut