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.
Homemade Coconut Milk – IngredientsMakes: around 2 cupsCooking & PreparationTime: 15 minsGrated Coconut / Coconut pieces – 1 cup
Warm Water – 2 cups
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.
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.
Recipes using coconut milk:
My Notes:
- You can use a muslin cloth for straining.
Vanamala Hebbar says
November 15, 2012 at 5:36 pmNice recipe
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
November 15, 2012 at 5:44 pma very helpful post!!! simple and delicious!!
Sowmya
Ongoing Event – CWF – Whole Wheat Flour
Ongoing Event – Let's Party – Eggless Bakes and Treats
Madhavi says
November 15, 2012 at 7:18 pmGreat…
http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/
srikars kitchen says
November 15, 2012 at 10:02 pmVery nice..perfect..now a days using only canned coconut milk only..thxs for sharing//
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says
November 16, 2012 at 2:10 amNice presentation and very informative!
kalyani says
November 16, 2012 at 10:02 amWow..I am the one who asked for this cocount milk recepie :-)thanks a ton for remembering n posting:-) wil try out n update u.
RAKS KITCHEN says
November 16, 2012 at 10:33 amPretty cup and very useful post!
Sangeetha says
November 16, 2012 at 10:57 pmuseful post, i too always use fresh coconut milk in my recipes…nice pics!
Chitra says
November 17, 2012 at 10:35 amLovely cup.. useful post 🙂
Priya says
November 18, 2012 at 12:20 amVery useful post, i do the same way too.
Premalatha Aravindhan says
November 18, 2012 at 9:06 amWonderful and wel explained…
Lorraine Joy Alegria-Vizcarra says
November 27, 2012 at 5:11 amVery very cool!
Vimal Kaur says
January 17, 2013 at 3:07 amI just want to know can v use the leftover coconut..
Sharmilee! :) says
January 17, 2013 at 3:38 amYes you can use if you are consuming coconut milk instantly. Make sure no brown gratings are there…
VaVa says
December 14, 2013 at 7:05 amare we suppose to grind coconut with whole two cups of water. how can we get that thick 1st milk..
SHARMILEE J says
December 15, 2013 at 3:54 amIt depends on the coconut variety…Adjust quantity of water accordingly
Harshita Kapur says
May 24, 2014 at 4:46 pmDo we get dry coconut flakes in the market? Also, can we put dry coconut or only fresh will do?
SHARMILEE J says
May 25, 2014 at 5:18 amI have used only fresh coconut…
Bushra Raheel says
April 5, 2015 at 9:25 amHello 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
SHARMILEE J says
April 12, 2015 at 2:50 amSorry coconut cream sounds new to me….so not really sure about it
Mustajib Ali says
February 7, 2016 at 6:13 amcan i use this milk in virgin pina colada…
SHARMILEE J says
February 7, 2016 at 7:15 amYes
Jyothi says
January 25, 2017 at 3:02 pmCan we store this milk or prepared dish immediately
Sharmilee J says
January 26, 2017 at 4:16 pmI haven’t tried storing it, using fresh coconut milk is recommended