Grated fresh coconut

Nariyal

5 g1 teaspoon

15 g1 tablespoon

Fresh grated coconut about 80 g per cup; one tablespoon is about 5 g.

Instead of Grated fresh coconut

Fresh coconut
Use the same weight and grate finely; no real change, just more work.
Desiccated coconut
Use 60–70% of the weight, soak in 2 tbsp warm milk or water for 10 minutes and squeeze dry; drier and sweeter, so reduce added sugar.
Dried coconut
Use 60% of the weight, soak in warm water for 20 minutes, then grate or grind; coarser and less juicy.