How To Make Coconut Milk

Coconut milk has lots of great benefits. It is used for cooking and also great as a beauty product.
  I use it mostly for cooking Nigerian Coconut Rice and it taste better than the canned coconut milk.
  One other cool thing is homemade coconut milk is free of preservatives .

materials used to Make 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.

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.