Coconut Ice

Ingredients:
Condensed milk 250gm
Icing sugar, sifted, 250gm
Desiccated coconut 200 gm
Pink food color a few drops

Method:
Using a wooden spoon, mix together the condensed milk and icing sugar in a large bowl. 
It will get very stiff. 
Work the coconut into the mix until it's well combined - use your hands, if you like. Split the mix into two and knead a very small amount of food coloring into one half.
Dust a board with icing sugar, then shape each half into a smooth rectangle and place one on top of the other. 
Roll with a rolling pin, re- shaping with your hands every couple of rolls, until you have a rectangle of two-tone coconut ice about 3cm thick. 
Transfer to a plate or board and leave uncovered for at least 3 hrs or ideally overnight to set. 
Cut into squares with a sharp knife.

Coconut Ice by Zarnak Sidhwa