We associate coconuts with "heavenly pleasure" because of the once popular commercial. Have you tried milk from these fruits? Yes, this is the name for an extract from coconut pulp of a characteristic white color and consistency. Appreciate it for proven utility. It is indispensable for people who have decided to abandon animal products. In this article, we introduce you to a coconut milk recipe. It is very simple to cook at home!
How to get coconut milk?
First of all, dispel the main myth. The water that splashes inside the fetus is not milk. The latter is obtained from the snow-white pulp, which is rubbed into chips.
In production, the coconut base is ground using special equipment. Powerful presses squeeze milk out of it.
Ordinary merchants from tropical countries carry out this process entirely by hand - rub coconut flakes, squeeze nutritious white liquid out of it. In our homemade coconut milk recipe, we will follow suit. We will only help ourselves with household appliances and tools.
Where is the drink applicable?
We heard a lot about this product, but where can I use it? Coconut milk, which is very easy to make from chips, is used as follows:
- As an independent refreshing drink.
- Base for fruit cocktails.
- The basis for stewing meat, fish, seafood.
- Cooking desserts.
- Replacing cow's milk in cereals, risotto.
- Creating lean dishes.
- Coconut milk cream is used to decorate ice cream, desserts, fruits.
Here is such a versatile product.
Essential Ingredients
To make coconut milk at home, you will need the following:
- Coconut (or two cups of already chopped fruit pulp).
- Hot water (you can replace with cow's milk) - 2 cups.
That's all that is needed for the process!
How to make coconut milk at home
And move on to the "production" of the product. Here it is - a coconut milk recipe:
- Chop the fruit. An ordinary little hammer helps well in this matter. Separate the white flesh from the brown mass and shell - here you can help yourself with a screwdriver.
- Coconut flesh is cut into small cubes - then we rub them on a grater (use the smallest cut).
- On average, one fruit will give us 2 cups of coconut.
- Now pour the pulp into a deep container, pan.
- Pour boiling water (or freshly boiled milk).
- Now the mass is closed with a lid - leave it alone until it cools completely.
- As soon as the coconut mixture is about room temperature, pour it into a blender and beat well.
- Now we need a sieve or colander. Lining the grid with a layer of clean gauze.
- According to the recipe for coconut milk, we filter the liquid into a separate container through such a device.
- Raise the cheesecloth with the chips left in it, with your hands squeeze out the milk remaining in it from the mass.
- Coconut milk is bottled and sent to the refrigerator. It can be stored in such conditions for two days.
From being in a cold place, coconut cream floats to the surface of the liquid - they can be put in coffee or tea, whipped to make desserts. They are also removed for further use, but you can just shake the bottle before drinking. Cream will make it more nutritious.
Cooking milk from chips
For a coconut milk recipe, it is not necessary to look for nuts in supermarkets - not all such fruits are sold. You can limit yourself to more affordable chips.
The recipe for coconut milk at home for this case is as follows:
- Steam the chips with boiling water. For 1 part of the product, 2 parts of water are taken.
- Cover the bowl with coconut flakes, leave for half an hour.
- Now thoroughly beat the resulting mass in a blender.
- The resulting composition is filtered through a sieve, previously covered with gauze.
- From the mass remaining in matter, we also squeeze the remaining milk. That's all!
By the way, the shavings that remain after the "extraction" of milk can be dried and used in the future for decorating desserts.
Coconut flour - non-waste production
We introduced you to a coconut milk recipe. But do not rush to throw out the chips that remain after the preparation of the product. From it we will now make coconut flour! It is done like this:
- The chips are spread on a baking sheet previously coated with cooking parchment paper.
- Place the product in the oven off for one to two days.
- After that, the coconut mass is ground in a coffee grinder.
- It is stored in a bank in a cool place. For example, in the refrigerator.
Such a product is an excellent substitute for the usual wheat flour. Some people prefer coconut because it does not contain gluten.
What is in coconut milk?
You have probably heard more than once about the composition of coconut milk rich in vitamins and microelements. So let's determine what exactly is contained in the fluid we just received:
- Medium chain fatty acids.
- Lauric acid.
- Saturated Fat
- Manganese.
- A range of antioxidants.
- Potassium.
- Iron.
- Calcium.
- Villages.
- Omega-3, omega-6, omega-9 fatty acids.
- Vitamins A, Group B, C, E.
We can say that with such a composition, coconut milk is indeed in many respects superior to cow that has long become traditional.
All about the benefits of the product
And one more important question. And what will be the use of coconut milk along with all the elements contained in it for you and me? Let's find out:
- Decrease in high blood pressure. This is facilitated by potassium, which is rich in product. The element allows you to adjust blood pressure.
- Protection against the negative effects of free radicals. The antioxidants contained in this coconut product take on this mission.
- Normalization of blood sugar. Yes, coconut milk is also recommended for diabetics. The fact is that the magnesium contained in it during the metabolism helps the body to better absorb glucose.
- Strengthening the immune system. Lauric acid already takes on this task. The element is known for its antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effect. The highest content of lauric acid is in human breast milk. Now we understand why pediatricians advise mothers not to refuse such feeding. Babies breastfeeding have a stronger immunity, they are less susceptible to disease.
- Normalization of blood cholesterol. Saturated fatty acids, which are rich in coconut milk, cope with this.
- To normalize weight, lose weight. Coconut milk rightfully belongs to dietary products. It's all about the same saturated fats. What are they good at? The element helps you feel full while you ate a portion much less than the standard. Scientists have already established that the main cause of obesity is a lack of saturated fats in the body. And the banal replacement of them with simple carbohydrates, which lead to fullness.
- Normalization of metabolism. Coconut milk has a high content of medium chain fatty acids. They are immediately sent to the synthesis of energy, and not put off in reserve. Milk is beneficial and suffering from pancreatitis. Medium chain fatty acids do not need pancreatic enzymes for assimilation by the body.
It is important to note the fact that coconut milk is ideal for those people whose body is sensitive to lactose (an unchanged component of the usual cow's milk). With this product, they can eat previously completely unsuitable milk porridges and desserts.
In addition, researchers note that coconut milk repeats all the beneficial properties of the equally popular coconut oil.
So we sorted it out with you how to "extract" from a coconut or from shavings of the pulp of a fruit such a useful fluid for the body. As you managed to notice, this process is absolutely simple, not requiring special skills and impressive time expenses. Good appetite!