Coconut milk recipe - How to make coconut milk at home
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Serves: 500 ml
 
What you need
  • 1 cup of fresh grated (shredded) coconut;
  • 2 cups of warm water.
Method
  1. Put shredded coconut in a blender and add warm water.
  2. Blend for 2-3 minutes until thick and creamy.
  3. If using dried shredded coconut, you will have to soak it in hot water until the water gets warm (for 20-30 minutes). Only after it's been soaked you can blend it together with the water.
  4. Use a fine strainer or a muslin cloth to extract the milk. This thick coconut milk obtained is the first extract.
  5. Add the coconut shreds back into the blender and add another cup of warm water. Repeat the process to get the second coconut milk extract, thin coconut milk.
  6. You can stop here or you can go ahead and repeat the procedure and obtain a third extract of thin coconut milk.
  7. Thin coconut milk can be used to boil and simmer and the thick coconut milk can be added in the end to curries or payasam. Never boil thick coconut milk as it will curdle.
  8. When left to sit undisturbed, the thick coconut milk will separate into two layers - a semi-hard cream layer and a thin milk. Shake before using.
Recipe by My Indian Taste at http://myindiantaste.com/coconut-milk-recipe-how-to-make-coconut-milk-at-home/