Coconut milk is widely used in South India to make curry, smoothies and stew. I always stalk up on coconut milk being a South Indian. We even use it to even make desserts or sweets for festivals. Coconut milk is extracted from freshly scraped coconut. It is quite easy to make it at home.
Check out this video to learn to make Coconut milk at home.
Coconut Milk has various health benefits too. coconut milk is really good for your hair and skin. It not only taste delicious but also helps to boost your immunity. Its a good option for vegans and can be used to make smoothies too! Some of the recipe which you try from my blog:-
Coconut Milk Chia Breakfast Pudding
All the above recipes use coconut milk. You can simply click on the names for the recipe. Home made coconut milk is much more healthy, fresh and contains no preservatives. So, sharing a step wise recipe to make coconut milk at home. Stay tuned for more recipes as always!
How To Make Coconut Milk
Ingredients
- 1 Coconut
- 2 cups warm water
Instructions
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Break one medium size coconut and scrape out the complete coconut.
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Add freshly scraped coconut and 1 cup of warm water in your blender and blitz it for few seconds. Strain it through a thin muslin cloth to extract the coconut milk. The first lot will be thick milk.
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Now again add the scraped coconut with 1 cup warm water in your blender, blitz it and extract the second cup of coconut milk which will be thinner compared to the first cup of coconut milk.
Recipe Notes
Do not discard the scraped coconut after extracting milk. You can use it to make coconut chutney.
You can refrigerate and store this milk for upto 5-7 days.
Homemade Coconut milk is blissful. Love the way, you have made it so beautifully.
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We try to make our own coconut milk as much as possible. It saves us so much money as we use it in a lot of our food.
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I am in love with this idea! I love coconut milk and never thought of making my own. It seems so easy. I’m def going to do this!
Thank you. I’m happy that you found it useful ????
I seriously love homemade everything! It’s so great that you’re sharing such an easy way to make coconut milk at home. I’ve got to try your recipe! 🙂
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I’ve made almond milk before but I’ve never made coconut milk! I love the idea of homemade!
Thank you Liz. I love making almond milk at home too!