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How to make coconut milk – Homemade Coconut Milk

November 15, 2012 by Sharmilee J 24 Comments

I almost forgot about the ‘how to’ category until a reader requested to post how to  make coconut milk at home. This will seem very simple to us but this post is mainly for beginners and new cooks.Though readymade coconut milk powders are  available easily in supermarkets it cannot par with the flavour of fresh homemade coconut milk. I rarely use readymade coconut milk powder esp when guests are at home and am pressed for time to make biryani/pulao….otherwise I always prefer fresh homemade coconut milk.
How to make coconut milk


Homemade Coconut Milk – Ingredients

Makes: around 2 cups
Cooking & PreparationTime: 15 mins

Grated Coconut / Coconut pieces – 1 cup
Warm Water – 2 cups

How to make coconut milk
Method:

1.First cut open the coconut in the middle and drain coconut water in a bowl – I used grated coconut as I had it in stock, but you use coconut bits too. Take the coconut in a mixer/blender, add water(I used my small mixer jar so did it in batches) and blend it to a smooth running mixture.

How to make coconut milk - Step1

2.Now transfer this coconut mixture to a strainer and press it with a spoon till all the milk is drained.Now the extracted milk is the first coconut milk. If you want a thin version then again add this coconut mixture and add  1/2 cup water, blend and then strain to get the 2nd thin coconut milk.
How to make coconut milk - Step2
Recipes using coconut milk:
  • Moong Dhal Payasam
  • Paal Kozhukattai
  • Coconut milk peas biryani
  • Vegetable Biryani
  • Egg curry
My Notes:
  • You can use a muslin cloth for straining.
Homemade Coconut Milk

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  1. Vanamala Hebbar says

    November 15, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    Nice recipe

    Reply
  2. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    November 15, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    a very helpful post!!! simple and delicious!!
    Sowmya
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  3. Madhavi says

    November 15, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Great…

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    Reply
  4. srikars kitchen says

    November 15, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Very nice..perfect..now a days using only canned coconut milk only..thxs for sharing//

    Reply
  5. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says

    November 16, 2012 at 2:10 am

    Nice presentation and very informative!

    Reply
  6. kalyani says

    November 16, 2012 at 10:02 am

    Wow..I am the one who asked for this cocount milk recepie :-)thanks a ton for remembering n posting:-) wil try out n update u.

    Reply
  7. RAKS KITCHEN says

    November 16, 2012 at 10:33 am

    Pretty cup and very useful post!

    Reply
  8. Sangeetha says

    November 16, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    useful post, i too always use fresh coconut milk in my recipes…nice pics!

    Reply
  9. Chitra says

    November 17, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Lovely cup.. useful post 🙂

    Reply
  10. Priya says

    November 18, 2012 at 12:20 am

    Very useful post, i do the same way too.

    Reply
  11. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    November 18, 2012 at 9:06 am

    Wonderful and wel explained…

    Reply
  12. Lorraine Joy Alegria-Vizcarra says

    November 27, 2012 at 5:11 am

    Very very cool!

    Reply
  13. Vimal Kaur says

    January 17, 2013 at 3:07 am

    I just want to know can v use the leftover coconut..

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      January 17, 2013 at 3:38 am

      Yes you can use if you are consuming coconut milk instantly. Make sure no brown gratings are there…

      Reply
  14. VaVa says

    December 14, 2013 at 7:05 am

    are we suppose to grind coconut with whole two cups of water. how can we get that thick 1st milk..

    Reply
  15. SHARMILEE J says

    December 15, 2013 at 3:54 am

    It depends on the coconut variety…Adjust quantity of water accordingly

    Reply
  16. Harshita Kapur says

    May 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    Do we get dry coconut flakes in the market? Also, can we put dry coconut or only fresh will do?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      May 25, 2014 at 5:18 am

      I have used only fresh coconut…

      Reply
  17. Bushra Raheel says

    April 5, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Hello Do u have receipe of how to make coconut cream at home .and can we use dry coconut flakes as I live in a remote area .thanks

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      April 12, 2015 at 2:50 am

      Sorry coconut cream sounds new to me….so not really sure about it

      Reply
  18. Mustajib Ali says

    February 7, 2016 at 6:13 am

    can i use this milk in virgin pina colada…

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 7, 2016 at 7:15 am

      Yes

      Reply
  19. Jyothi says

    January 25, 2017 at 3:02 pm

    Can we store this milk or prepared dish immediately

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      January 26, 2017 at 4:16 pm

      I haven’t tried storing it, using fresh coconut milk is recommended

      Reply

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