Coconut Milk 3 cups
This easy concoction greatly enhances any number of dishes. Fresh coconut gives the milk a more delicate flavor, but the desiccated meat may also used.
Place in a saucepan:
1 cup grated coconut
Pour over it:
3 cups boiling water
Cover tightly and infuse (like tea) for thirty minutes. Pour liquid through a fine sieve, pressing all the moisture from the coconut. Discard the coconut, as it is now tasteless.
Coconut Rice
Bring to a boil:
3 cups coconut milk
Add:
1 cup rice
Salt to taste
1 blade lemon, or citronella grass, slightly crushed
Bring to a second boil, reduce heat and simmer for twenty minutes or until rice is dry. Discard the citronella grass before serving. Coconut rice is an excellent accompaniment for curries.