Month: July 2018

Coconut oil to  me means memories of childhood. Most of us remember our mothers oiling our hair with coconut oil and then plaiting the hair with pretty ribbons.  My mother would sit me down after my head wash on sundays and massage my hair with coconut oil and comb it neatly into 2 plaits. Head massage was a weekly routine which was never missed, I suppose I owe my lovely thick hair partly to coconut oil massages and partly to genetics..lol.

Coconut oil plays an important role in south Indian cooking as well, this aromatic oil emparts a lovely fragrance and taste to food. I use homemade coconut oil in making all our dosas , utappas etc. Besides being healthy, making it at home ensures it being pure. Yes it does take a while to be made, but the end results are  a marvelous golden pure oil.

Today, the recipe I will share with you is pure coconut oil, the way we make it home. This

method separates the water and the cream, enabling us to save cooking time. I love using

this fragrant oil for cooking my indian food , especially south indian food. Do try it.

COCONUT OIL

1.. Grate 5 big coconuts

2… Add about 4 cups of water and Blend in a mixer.

3…. Strain thru a strainer lined with muslin cloth, twist the cloth to squeeze out all the milk.

4…Add 1 more cup of water to the grated coconut, blend and squeeze out the coconut milk

5…Now transfer all the coconut milk to a pot.

6…Refrigerate overnite, atleast 12 to 18 hours.

7..The cream of coconut will have seperated from the water, forming a thick layer, which you can cut with a knife.

8…Discard the water, put the cream into a wok, cook on medium heat for about 45 mins to an hour.Stirring in between.

9..The oil will seperate and a crunchy brown residue will be left behind.

10…Strain the pure oil.

5 coconuts will normally yield around 500 ml of coconut oil.