Coconut milk has lots of great benefits. It is used for cooking and also great as a beauty product.
I use it mostly for cookingNigerian Coconut Rice and it taste better than the canned coconut milk. One other cool thing is homemade coconut milk is free of preservatives .
Here’s how to make /extract your coconut milk at home.For the video lover here’s a video on How to Extract Coconut Milk
Materials used to Make / Extract Coconut Milk:
– Coconut
– Hard object for cracking/breaking the coconut(preferable, A hammer)
– A knife for prying out the coconut milk
– A sieve/strainer(with very tight holes) or a cheese cloth
– A blender or dry mill or grater
– Bowls
– Hot water(as needed)
Preparation 1. First crack open the coconut with a hard object or hammer , and place a cup over it to collect the coconut water(you can drink it, it very refreshing :))
2. Now break the coconut to smaller pieces;Using a small knife, pry out the coconut meat from the shell and place in a bowl of clean water.
Wash the coconut meat and cut it into several pieces and place in a blender or dry mill.
If you don’t have a blender, don’t cut the coconut meat into tiny pieces, simple grate the coconut using the smaller sides of your grater.
3. If you are using a blender, add a little warm water into the blender and grind the coconut meat into a very smooth paste. If you are using a dry mill, grind the coconut meat without any water added.3. Next pour the grated or milled coconut into a wide bowl , add a little warm water, mix well and leave to sit for 5 minutes.
4. Now pour out the mixture through a sieve/strainer(with very tight holes) or a cheese cloth and squeeze with your hands to make sure that you get all the milk out. Place the coconut chaff into a bowl and add a little more warm water .Repeat the same process until the milk you get is no longer ”milky” .If the coconut milk is for making coconut oil or coconut rice, use as needed and preserve the remaining in the freezer.
I am not sure I got it right cause my last round of squeezing ended up looking more watery than milky. How much milk is expected to be gained from one smaller coconut? Is there some ration weight of fresh coconut:milk? Would be really helpful 🙂
Author
Hi Barbara, if it is too watery for your preference,
let the milk sit for a while in a cold place(fridge), the milk will
seperate and you can scoop out the real coconut milk and leave out
the excess water
Oh that’s a genius idea. As I remove the fat from top (I later add it to warm drinks and food as I want) I can also spill some of water in the middle. Truly did not think of that. Thank you 🙂
Author
You’re welcome Barbara 🙂
When the layers separated I used straw to drink bottom more clear layer (coconut tasted water) and then join top layer of milk with previously removed fat. Didn’t get much but I think I didn’t wash my grinded coconut enough times so even remaining flour got some fat left. Won’t be a problem though, gonna use it for cake 🙂
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You did well Barbara,
and that will be a delicious coconut cake 🙂
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Wow! I can now cook coconut rice for my family. Tnx a bunch. More grace
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Hi dearie, don't ever be scared to experiment. Practice makes perfect.I hope try out the recipes and send me your feedback.Good to have you here.As for your phone, maybe you need to download a youtube plugin, so that it would show.
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I love this, so interesting
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Easy to read and follow…I just learnt how to extract coconut milk for the first time. Great job!
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Thanks so much.it has been lng I want to cook coconut rice
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