Comments on: Homemade Coconut Milk (Kobbari Paalu)

by: Matt

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:01:19 +0000

Shaani: I have dried the pulp in a warm oven and then ground it as finely as I can in a food processor, and then I have tried using it as flour in a few baked goods. I haven’t tried using a very large proportion of it yet, but so far I haven’t even been able to detect its presence.

Sye: perhaps you are thinking of coconut water? This is what coconut milk is. Coconut water is the liquid inside a young coconut.

Jusareader: yes, the fat naturally rises to the top. The thick part on top when it separates is often called “coconut cream” and you can use it as you would use dairy milk cream, such as making whipped cream. The only reason commercial coconut milk doesn’t separate like that is that they add in emulsifiers. You can just shake it up before you pour it.

At all the stores around me, it seems like a fresh coconut is like $2, so I found a place online that I can get organic dessicated coconut for cheap, and I’ve been making coconut milk out of that. I’ve just been putting it in the blender with very warm water (not hot because I prefer it to be raw), blend it up, leave it sitting for an hour or two, blend it again, and then strain it. That has yielded milk that’s about half cream, and then I’ve done a second squeezing and gotten some thin milk. I’ve used the cream to make iced cream, and it came out very tasty, although I’m still trying to figure out how to make it as soft as regular iced cream.

As someone mentioned before, I’m looking for a way to make this stuff stay fresh for longer than about 2 days. I was wondering if maybe I could get some pure vitamin E and add some of that in there. You see a lot of products that use “tocopherols,” which is vitamin E as a natural preservative.

by: Shaani

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:24:49 +0000

great site! do you have any ideas for what to do with the pulp after extracting the milk? can you use it in chatnis or other dishes?
thanks

by: Diane

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:22:45 +0000

Great! I tried it on my own last night.I had some freeze dried organic coconut and put some in the blender with hot water,blended and strained.It smells and looks wonderful and not all the fuss of the fresh.If I can find a fresh decent one I will do it with the fresh cocout.Isn’t it sad that we can’t find good healthy fresh items easily?I got my coconut at the health food store in Texas called Sprouts but have seen it at many.It is unsweetened and tastes great in recipes or just to eat.It is quite dry and really soaks up the hot water.Thanks for your website.I love to try different recipes and do it myself stuff.Your site is very nice.

by: Sye

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:23:10 +0000

this is a completely different thing to what coconut milk really is. but its still nice.

by: jusareader

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:35:13 +0000

one quick question…is there a reason why my milk seperates? it looks like water at the bottom and milk at the top. is this due to the oil content?

by: jusareader

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:45 +0000

Indira…i made my coconut milk just now…yummy! my steps:1cc, drain water, bust in bag, peel meat from shell, peel skin from meat, rinse, toss in blender w/ 2c water, blend like a smoothie, double strain in a bowl w/spoon (i have a big and a small bowl strainer.
although, i’m going to use it for my hair…i’m glad i have a homemade milk. my dd likes the strained cc.!
thank u for the simple steps…it beats boiling n baking cc anyday!

arasaandar…all the way at the top it says the milk lasts 1-2 days.

by: Shelli

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:47:49 +0000

Any thoughts on how long homemade coconut milk can be safely stored in the refrigerator? I made a bulk amount 5 days ago, and think I probably should toss it because it’s more than 2 days old, but I sure don’t want to if I don’t have to!

Thanks!

by: arasaandar

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:15:09 +0000

Coconut milk extraction is like coffee-making, the more fine the grinding, the more stronger the milk (density) will be,… so enjoy coffee and coconut milk (FYI, any creamer - liquid or powder, has coconut milk in it…). Coconut belongs to nut variety and any nuts is good for health (if anyone deny this then the whole story behind the nuts is not cracked yet…). We guys were living on coconut and products for the past 3 or 4 generations… and everyone had a sound health and mind… eat more coconut and think the correct way…

by: Sailaja Prakash

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:04:13 +0000

Hi Indira,
I thought of preparing coconut milk rice. I couldnt get the flesh of the coconut from the shell … I tried the tip which you said… it came out with less effort. If I didnt find your site… then I felt tht I should not get coconut again.

Thanks a lot Indira,

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