How To Make Homemade Fresh Coconut Milk | தேங்காய் பால் செய்முறை | Thengai Paal Seimurai

Ingredients :

For Thick Coconut Milk \ First Extract : Coconut - 1 no Water - 1 and 1/2 cups

Method :

Steps To Remove The Flesh \ White Part From The Coconut Shell : Break the coconut into half and collect the water into a glass. Using sharp knife or thengai keeri, strike the coconut white part into upside down 'V' cut repeatedly, then remove the white part easily from the shell. Then chop them into small pieces. (Image 1)

Steps To Make Homemade Fresh Coconut Milk: Grind the chopped white part. (Image 2 and 3) Add water and grind into smooth paste. (Image 4)

Strain the coconut milk by using thin muslin cloth and you get thick coconut milk \ first extract. (Image 5 and 6) For second extract, again grind the white part with 2 cups of water, again strain the coconut milk and you get thin coconut milk \ second extract. For third extract, re-again grind the white part with required water, strain the coconut milk and you get very thin coconut milk \ third extract.

Uses of Coconut Milk : First Extract \ Thick Coconut Milk : Is used to add at the end in curries and payasam, also it should not be boil because it will curdle. Second Extract \ Thin Coconut Milk & Third Coconut Milk \ Very Thin Coconut Milk : Is used to cook the curries, dal, rice, pulav, kurma, kozhukattai, biryani, chicken, mutton, fish and many more, it can boil and it will not curdle. Raw Coconut Milk (All Extract) : Is traditionally serve with appam and idiyappam.