How to Extract Coconut Milk

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Coconut milk is the milky white juicy extract from the coconut flesh. There are two grades of coconut milk: The thick and thin. These two types are used in the preparation of different coconut milk recipes.
The thick is the first liquid extracted after grating/blending the coconut and straining with a sieve. This is then used for sauces, drinks etc. Warm water is then added to the chaff and strained once more. This is the part known as the thin coconut milk. It is used in the preparation of various dishes such as coconut rice and serabi cakes. Usually when left to set, coconut cream will separate from the milk and rise to the top. 

The milk extraction is not a daunting task after the removal of the flesh from the hard back. To extract, you could use a grater but to make it less stressful a blender would be preferable. You just have to add some water to make the blending process go smoothly. 

• Prep time:    30 minutes 

• Total time:   30minutes

What you’d need

•Grater/ Blender

Grater pieces you can use

•Coconut

Whole coconut with shell

• Knife

• Water

How to Extract coconut milk 

1. Mark the coconut round like I did in the picture 

2. With the Knife, strike the marked point all the way round till it cracks open.

3. Collect the coconut water in a cup and set aside

4. With the same knife, slice a point inside the coconut. Place the knife at the outer part and insert the knife from the outer to the inner sliced point to pull out the flesh.

5. After removing the coconut flesh, chop them into small bits then place in a blender

6. Add some water and blend till the thick milk comes out

7. Sieve the thick milk from the chaff then place the chaff back into the blender

8. Add some more water and blend once more 

9. Sieve the thin milk from the chaff. 

10. Use as Desired

•Nutritional Information: Coconut milk is high in saturated fats which errrmmm isn’t good for the body so, skimming off the cream when it’s left to set could help in reducing the amount of fat in the milk.