🥄 Coconut milk

Coconut milk recipes from 26 countries

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

35 traditional coconut milk dishes from 26 countries, with full ingredient lists and step-by-step methods. Free to read.

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35 dishes built on coconut milk

Rice and beans, a traditional dish from Belize

Rice and beans🇧🇿 Belize · 14 hours and 30 minutes

Moqueca🇧🇷 Brazil · 1 hour and 5 minutes

Nasi lemak, a traditional dish from Brunei Darussalam

Nasi lemak🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam · 1 hour and 15 minutes

Satay, a traditional dish from Brunei Darussalam

Satay🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam · 12 hours and 50 minutes

Nom banh chok, a traditional dish from Cambodia

Nom banh chok🇰🇭 Cambodia · 1 hour and 20 minutes

Mkatra foutra, a traditional dish from Comoros

Mkatra foutra🇰🇲 Comoros · 1 hour and 50 minutes

Poulet au coco, a traditional dish from Comoros

Poulet au coco🇰🇲 Comoros · 2 hours

Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Dominica

Callaloo soup🇩🇲 Dominica · 2 hours and 5 minutes

Sancoche, a traditional dish from Dominica

Sancoche🇩🇲 Dominica · 45 minutes

Vakalolo🇫🇯 Fiji · 1 hour and 25 minutes

Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Grenada

Callaloo soup🇬🇩 Grenada · 3 hours and 35 minutes

Oil down, a traditional dish from Grenada

Oil down🇬🇩 Grenada · 13 hours and 50 minutes

Cook-up rice, a traditional dish from Guyana

Cook-up rice🇬🇾 Guyana · 13 hours and 50 minutes

Metemgee, a traditional dish from Guyana

Metemgee🇬🇾 Guyana · 1 hour and 30 minutes

Sopa de caracol, a traditional dish from Honduras

Sopa de caracol🇭🇳 Honduras · 1 hour and 5 minutes

Rice and peas, a traditional dish from Jamaica

Rice and peas🇯🇲 Jamaica · 13 hours and 30 minutes

Cassava bread, a traditional dish from Liberia

Cassava bread🇱🇷 Liberia · 2 hours and 30 minutes

Ravitoto, a traditional dish from Madagascar

Ravitoto🇲🇬 Madagascar · 2 hours and 5 minutes

Katapa🇲🇼 Malawi · 1 hour and 15 minutes

Laksa🇲🇾 Malaysia · 1 hour and 20 minutes

Nasi lemak, a traditional dish from Malaysia

Nasi lemak🇲🇾 Malaysia · 1 hour and 15 minutes

Demok🇵🇼 Palau · 1 hour and 5 minutes

Saksak, a traditional dish from Papua New Guinea

Saksak🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 50 minutes

Pelau, a traditional dish from Saint Kitts and Nevis

Pelau🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 50 minutes

Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Saint Lucia

Callaloo soup🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 13 hours and 25 minutes

Callaloo, a traditional dish from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Callaloo🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 2 hours and 25 minutes

Cari coco, a traditional dish from Seychelles

Cari coco🇸🇨 Seychelles · 1 hour

Ladob, a traditional dish from Seychelles

Ladob🇸🇨 Seychelles · 45 minutes

Slippery cabbage in coconut milk, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands

Slippery cabbage in coconut milk🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 35 minutes

Cassava pudding, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands

Cassava pudding🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 5 hours and 30 minutes

Egg hoppers, a traditional dish from Sri Lanka

Egg hoppers🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 13 hours

Rice and curry, a traditional dish from Sri Lanka

Rice and curry🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 1 hour and 30 minutes

Khao soi, a traditional dish from Thailand

Khao soi🇹🇭 Thailand · 1 hour

Callaloo, a traditional dish from Trinidad and Tobago

Callaloo🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 1 hour

Bánh xèo, a traditional dish from Vietnam

Bánh xèo🇻🇳 Vietnam · 3 hours and 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 35 traditional dishes built on it, from Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam and 23 other countries.

How long do coconut milk dishes take to cook?

Across the 35 dishes listed here the median is 1 hour and 30 minutes. 0 of them are ready in 30 minutes or less.

Which countries cook with coconut milk?

These recipes come from 26 countries: Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Comoros, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam.