Virgin coconut oil

VIRGIN COCONUT OIL

homemade virgin coconut oil

Home Made Coconut Oilis higher content of antioxidants, protein, vitamins and healthy fatty acids which may be lost during the industrial processes that regular coconut oil is subjected to. Not just for cooking, coconut oil can be put to many more uses. It is a good moisturizer, especially for new born babies because it is mild and fresh.

2. You should have a teaspoon of coconut oil before breakfast, first thing in the morning. It is good for your stomach and helps in boosting your digestion. It is also great for the Ayurveda practice of oil pulling that aids digestion.

3. It can help lowering bad cholesterol levels which most of the refines oils we use today have been found guilty of causing cholesterol problems.

4. It is a great beauty ingredient and can help in controlling dandruff and preventing acne.

5. Homemade coconut oil is a great remedy for mouth ulcers. Dab some coconut oil over the ulcers and let it stay overnight. You will feel relieved the next morning. So try atleast once home made coconut oil and you will love the fragnance,purity and promise to make again and again..

homemade virgin coconut oil

INGREDIENTS

  • Big / fully matured coconuts with thick kernels – 6
homemade virgin coconut oil

PREPARATION

Break the coconut into 2 and grate /scrape /chop itno small pieces using sharp knife .

Now take the coconut in the big mixie jar + warm water and grind well into fine paste .[ 1 cup of coconut  :  ½ cup water ]

Use a muslin cloth or strainer to strain the milk .Squeeze tightly with your hands .

Once again blend the remains with little water to extract the second milk .

Again strain it by squeezing well .

Once again repeat the process to get the third milk.

The waste product can be dried and used as coconut flour for making cookies .

Keep the coconut milk in fridge overnight .

homemade coconut milk

METHOD

Take the top frozen part with a spoon in a thick bottom pan and start cooking on medium flame .

Keep stirring .

After some time ,you will see the milk solids colour changing into brown.

The whole house will become aromatic.

Cook till the milk solids crumble and settle down and you see oil floating.

***Don’t allow the residue to turn dark ,this will change the colour and aroma of the oil .

Strain the oil to separate it from the residue.

6 big coconuts will give around 200 ml oil .

Can be stored upto 6 mnths.

homemade virgin coconut oil

NOTES

  1. Don’t discard the residue ,they taste yum – some enjoy with rice .It is safe for consumption.
  2. You can also use dry coconut ,they have high content of oil .
  3. Instead of keeping the milk in fridge ,you can use the milk directly and boil it – it will take more time to cook .
  4. The colour of the oil will depend on how long you cook .If the residue becomes brown ,the oil colour will be dark .
  5. Virgin coconut oil is very good for massaging babies.
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