Coconut milk is a product that isnature does not exist. Yes, yes, you did not misinterpret. The juice that is inside the coconut is not at all, as many people probably think. Coconut milk is the result of "processing" of coconut pulp. To obtain it, the pulp is ground and poured with water. The resulting infusion - and there is the same coconut milk, without which it is impossible to imagine Asian cuisine today. Coconut milk recipes make up a large group in the kitchens of India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, as well as Brazil. Different in the degree of density, it is used for both the preparation of the first dishes (more liquid), and the second (more dense). And of course, various sweets are prepared from it. Dishes of coconut milk gives a delicate characteristic flavor. In many recipes with coconut milk is an ingredient such as turmeric. It is also a visiting card of Asian cuisine. The most famous dish, combining these two products, is undoubtedly curry.
Curry Indian
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp. mustard (grains)
- 1 tsp fenugreek
- 1 tbsp. l. ground coriander
- 1 tbsp. l. cayenne pepper (spicy paprika)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp. l. grated ginger
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 3 onions
- 1 tsp salt
- 300 ml of coconut milk
- 5 -6 large tomatoes
Cooking method: We pour oil into the pan with a thick bottom, heat it. In the hot butter we throw grain of mustard, fenugreek, coriander. When the seeds start to crackle, add crushed onions (you can in a blender, you can just grate it), finely chopped garlic and grated ginger. We are waiting for a breathtaking aroma (most importantly, do not get carried away and do not let the mixture burn) and pour turmeric and cayenne pepper. We also send tomatoes, previously peeled and shredded. * Fill all this with coconut milk. Solim. And boil for 15-20 minutes on a small fire. The result should be a thick brown sauce. The resulting sauce can be used for its intended purpose - as a seasoning for boiled rice. Basmati, of course. This is the best rice in terms of Ayurveda and Vedic cuisine. Or to meat, fish and the products that you are used to water mayonnaise and ketchup. Long sauce to keep it is not necessary, a maximum of a couple of days. If you get a lot - you can freeze in portions. And get out of the freezer as needed. A little bit about tomatoes. It is not difficult to remove the skin from tomatoes. It is necessary to lower them into boiling water for half a minute, then make the incision crosswise and cleanse the skin. It is removed easily. The second option is very convenient in such cases, as described above, when the tomato still needs and grinding. Cut the tomato into two halves and rub it with a grater. Naturally, the three side that is skinless. The skin will remain in your hands, and the blender can rest!
Original soup recipe
Now let's prepare a Thai soup with coconut milk - Coconut soup with figs It will take:
- 700 ml of coconut milk
- A quarter of fresh coconut
- Slice of chicken fillet (ok.200 g)
- 4 figs of fruit
- Half-lime zest
- Spices: turmeric, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, white pepper, salt
Preparation: Chicken fillet cut into pieces, grate with turmeric. Give a little promarinovatsya, and fry in oil until cooked. Set aside. Cooled meat finely chopped. Pulp coconut cut into cubes, pour coconut milk and cook over low heat for about half an hour, until soft. Add the figs, cut into large slices. Boil a few more minutes, add salt, nutmeg, pepper. Spoon the soup on plates, add chicken. Sprinkle with lime peel and serve. In addition to curries and soups with coconut milk, you can prepare delicious desserts, for example, ice cream. In itself it can be drunk to those who do not like or tolerate cow's milk. The main suppliers of the product in canned form to Europe and Russia are Thailand and the Philippines. However, you can prepare it yourself. It's better if you take a fresh coconut. But dry coconut shaving will do. Fresh pulp should be crushed (again - blender, grater: for your taste). On a glass of coconut chips you need to take two glasses of water. We fill the chips with hot water and leave it for half an hour. During this time it will swell, absorb water. After half an hour you need to get coconut pulp to give us water, which absorbed all the benefits of coconut. We do this with the help of gauze: lay out the shavings and squeeze out the liquid. Done, how much power is enough. Here very opportunely it is necessary man's. The second option is to grind the swollen shavings in a blender and strain through a sieve. If you took a fresh coconut, the milk will turn out to be more fatty, having settled, it will be divided into cream and a more liquid substance. For taste, you can add honey, vanilla extract. Keep this milk for a long time is not worth it, better to eat right away, cook soups and sauces. The chips can not be thrown away (especially fresh), but used in baking. We advise you to read:
