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Coconut milk recipes from 40 countries

Coconut milk is pressed from grated coconut flesh, the base of curries, stews and sweets across the tropics.

65 traditional coconut milk dishes from 40 countries, with full ingredient lists and step-by-step methods. Free to read.

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65 dishes built on coconut milk

Ducana, a traditional dish from Antigua and Barbuda
Ducana🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Pepperpot, a traditional dish from Antigua and Barbuda
Pepperpot🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · 2 hours
Peas n' rice, a traditional dish from Bahamas
Peas n' rice🇧🇸 Bahamas · 30 minutes
Rice and beans, a traditional dish from Belize
Rice and beans🇧🇿 Belize · 45 minutes
Moqueca, a traditional dish from Brazil
Moqueca🇧🇷 Brazil · 1 hour
Nasi lemak, a traditional dish from Brunei Darussalam
Nasi lemak🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam · 1 hour
Fish amok, a traditional dish from Cambodia
Fish amok🇰🇭 Cambodia · 1 hour
Nom banh chok, a traditional dish from Cambodia
Nom banh chok🇰🇭 Cambodia · 30 minutes
Langouste à la vanille, a traditional dish from Comoros
Langouste à la vanille🇰🇲 Comoros · 30 minutes
Mkatra foutra, a traditional dish from Comoros
Mkatra foutra🇰🇲 Comoros · 45 minutes
Zouza, a traditional dish from Comoros
Zouza🇰🇲 Comoros · 45 minutes
Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Dominica
Callaloo soup🇩🇲 Dominica · 30 minutes
Crab and dumplings, a traditional dish from Dominica
Crab and dumplings🇩🇲 Dominica · 1 hour
Kokoda, a traditional dish from Fiji
Kokoda🇫🇯 Fiji · 30 minutes
Vakalolo, a traditional dish from Fiji
Vakalolo🇫🇯 Fiji · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Grenada
Callaloo soup🇬🇩 Grenada · 30 minutes
Oil down, a traditional dish from Grenada
Oil down🇬🇩 Grenada · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Cook-up rice, a traditional dish from Guyana
Cook-up rice🇬🇾 Guyana · 1 hour
Metemgee, a traditional dish from Guyana
Metemgee🇬🇾 Guyana · 1 hour
Diri kole, a traditional dish from Haiti
Diri kole🇭🇹 Haiti · 45 minutes
Sopa de caracol, a traditional dish from Honduras
Sopa de caracol🇭🇳 Honduras · 45 minutes
Chicken satay, a traditional dish from Indonesia
Chicken satay🇮🇩 Indonesia · 30 minutes
Rendang, a traditional dish from Indonesia
Rendang🇮🇩 Indonesia · 3 hours
Rice and peas, a traditional dish from Jamaica
Rice and peas🇯🇲 Jamaica · 40 minutes
Bati, a traditional dish from Kiribati
Bati🇰🇮 Kiribati · 1 hour
Palu sami, a traditional dish from Kiribati
Palu sami🇰🇮 Kiribati · 1 hour
Te karaka, a traditional dish from Kiribati
Te karaka🇰🇮 Kiribati · 30 minutes
Cassava bread, a traditional dish from Liberia
Cassava bread🇱🇷 Liberia · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Laksa, a traditional dish from Malaysia
Laksa🇲🇾 Malaysia · 30 minutes
Nasi lemak, a traditional dish from Malaysia
Nasi lemak🇲🇾 Malaysia · 1 hour
Fihunu mas, a traditional dish from Maldives
Fihunu mas🇲🇻 Maldives · 30 minutes
Breadfruit pudding, a traditional dish from Marshall Islands
Breadfruit pudding🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · 1 hour
Mashed taro, a traditional dish from Marshall Islands
Mashed taro🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · 30 minutes
Pandanus fruit salad, a traditional dish from Marshall Islands
Pandanus fruit salad🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · 20 minutes
Boka, a traditional dish from Micronesia
Boka🇫🇲 Micronesia · 30 minutes
Matapa, a traditional dish from Mozambique
Matapa🇲🇿 Mozambique · 45 minutes
Prawns lm, a traditional dish from Mozambique
Prawns lm🇲🇿 Mozambique · 30 minutes
Kokoda, a traditional dish from Nauru
Kokoda🇳🇷 Nauru · 30 minutes
Muk, a traditional dish from Nauru
Muk🇳🇷 Nauru · 45 minutes
Bai, a traditional dish from Palau
Bai🇵🇼 Palau · 45 minutes
Mumu, a traditional dish from Papua New Guinea
Mumu🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Saksak, a traditional dish from Papua New Guinea
Saksak🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 1 hour
Fruity rice, a traditional dish from Saint Kitts and Nevis
Fruity rice🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 30 minutes
Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Saint Lucia
Callaloo soup🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 30 minutes
Callaloo, a traditional dish from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Callaloo🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 30 minutes
Palusami, a traditional dish from Samoa
Palusami🇼🇸 Samoa · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Cari coco, a traditional dish from Seychelles
Cari coco🇸🇨 Seychelles · 45 minutes
Ladob, a traditional dish from Seychelles
Ladob🇸🇨 Seychelles · 45 minutes
Palusami, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands
Palusami🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Taro and cassava, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands
Taro and cassava🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 1 hour
Egg hoppers, a traditional dish from Sri Lanka
Egg hoppers🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 1 hour
Rice and curry, a traditional dish from Sri Lanka
Rice and curry🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 1 hour
Zanzibar mix, a traditional dish from Tanzania
Zanzibar mix🇹🇿 Tanzania · 1 hour
Khao soi, a traditional dish from Thailand
Khao soi🇹🇭 Thailand · 45 minutes
Batar daan, a traditional dish from Timor-Leste
Batar daan🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · 45 minutes
Lu pulu, a traditional dish from Tonga
Lu pulu🇹🇴 Tonga · 2 hours
Palusami, a traditional dish from Tonga
Palusami🇹🇴 Tonga · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Callaloo, a traditional dish from Trinidad and Tobago
Callaloo🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 30 minutes
Doubles, a traditional dish from Trinidad and Tobago
Doubles🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 1 hour
Faiakau, a traditional dish from Tuvalu
Faiakau🇹🇻 Tuvalu · 30 minutes
Palusami, a traditional dish from Tuvalu
Palusami🇹🇻 Tuvalu · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Laplap, a traditional dish from Vanuatu
Laplap🇻🇺 Vanuatu · 1 hour and 30 minutes
Saksak, a traditional dish from Vanuatu
Saksak🇻🇺 Vanuatu · 1 hour
Tuna kokoda, a traditional dish from Vanuatu
Tuna kokoda🇻🇺 Vanuatu · 30 minutes
Bánh xèo, a traditional dish from Vietnam
Bánh xèo🇻🇳 Vietnam · 40 minutes

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What is coconut milk used for in cooking?

Coconut milk is pressed from grated coconut flesh, the base of curries, stews and sweets across the tropics. Copper documents 65 traditional dishes built on it, from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize and 37 other countries.

How long do coconut milk dishes take to cook?

Across the 65 dishes listed here the median is 45 minutes. 21 of them are ready in 30 minutes or less.

Which countries cook with coconut milk?

These recipes come from 40 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Comoros, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.