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
Nice recipe
Nivedhanams Sowmya
a very helpful post!!! simple and delicious!!
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Madhavi
Great…
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srikars kitchen
Very nice..perfect..now a days using only canned coconut milk only..thxs for sharing//
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com
Nice presentation and very informative!
kalyani
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.
RAKS KITCHEN
Pretty cup and very useful post!
Sangeetha
useful post, i too always use fresh coconut milk in my recipes…nice pics!
Chitra
Lovely cup.. useful post 🙂
Priya
Very useful post, i do the same way too.
Premalatha Aravindhan
Wonderful and wel explained…
Lorraine Joy Alegria-Vizcarra
Very very cool!
Vimal Kaur
I just want to know can v use the leftover coconut..
Sharmilee! :)
Yes you can use if you are consuming coconut milk instantly. Make sure no brown gratings are there…
VaVa
are we suppose to grind coconut with whole two cups of water. how can we get that thick 1st milk..
SHARMILEE J
It depends on the coconut variety…Adjust quantity of water accordingly
Harshita Kapur
Do we get dry coconut flakes in the market? Also, can we put dry coconut or only fresh will do?
SHARMILEE J
I have used only fresh coconut…
Bushra Raheel
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
SHARMILEE J
Sorry coconut cream sounds new to me….so not really sure about it
Mustajib Ali
can i use this milk in virgin pina colada…
SHARMILEE J
Yes
Jyothi
Can we store this milk or prepared dish immediately
Sharmilee J
I haven’t tried storing it, using fresh coconut milk is recommended