foto: Instagram/@melizah21
Brilio.net - Coconut milk is often the main ingredient in various dishes . With its savory taste, coconut milk can add deliciousness to dishes, from desserts to main dishes. Its versatile use makes coconut milk a favorite choice to enrich the taste and texture of various types of dishes.
In traditional Indonesian cuisine, coconut milk is often used to make rendang, opor ayam, and gulai, where it provides a deep richness and a smooth texture to the meat and spices. Not only that, coconut milk is also an important component in various sweet dishes such as kolak, serabi, and traditional cakes.
Coconut milk used in various dishes is usually very diverse, depending on its texture. However, if you want to use thick coconut milk, some people usually rely on packaged coconut milk. In addition to being more practical, packaged coconut milk is also considered to be able to make food more savory.
But instead of buying packaged coconut milk, you can actually make it yourself at home. An Instagram user @melizah21 once shared a trick for making instant coconut milk that has a texture like packaged coconut milk. Because it is so thick, the texture of this coconut milk looks denser.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @melizah21 on Tuesday (8/20), the technique used is to squeeze the coconut in a slow juicer or fruit squeezer. This tool can help separate the pulp of food ingredients from the juice quickly and the results are maximized.
photo: Instagram/@melizah21
The method is quite easy. First, prepare the old coconut that will be used as coconut milk. After that, peel the skin and cut it into small pieces. If so, wash it clean and put it in a slow juicer.
photo: Instagram/@melizah21
Next, turn on the machine and prepare a container for the pulp. At this stage, make sure you don't add water so that the coconut milk that comes out is really thick and pure. If all the pulp has been squeezed out, you can open the tube that holds the pulp or coconut milk. Now, collect this coconut milk in another container.
photo: Instagram/@melizah21
The process will produce really thick and dense coconut milk. However, if you don't have a slow juicer at home, there is a manual technique that can be practiced. This technique was once explained by a netizen through the video's comment column.
" For those who don't have the equipment, in our place, grated coconut is usually squeezed without adding water, which is called "coconut milk starch" barakaallahu fiik, " explained Instagram @miftahulhikmah01.
" MasyaAllah, I just found out that it's called coconut milk starch, sis, " said Instagram @melizah21.
photo: Instagram/@melizah21
Since it was uploaded on August 2, 2024, this video about the trick to making thick coconut milk has been watched more than tens of thousands of times. Who would have thought, many other Instagram users were interested and also gave their responses directly in the comments column. Most of these netizens admitted that the trick was very useful to imitate.
" No need to buy instant coconut milk anymore, sis, it's definitely healthier ," said Instagram @amihandmade.
" Sweet sis, you can practically make your own coconut milk, " wrote the Instagram account @iu.gema.
" It looks like packaged coconut milk, " said Instagram @unge747.
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