The first thing to keep in mind while learning how to make coconut cream is that coconut milk or water is different from coconut cream. 

Making Coconut Cream

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

What you need: One coconut, milk, a hammer and awl

Step 1: Crack open the coconut using a hammer. 

Step 2: Take the awl and bore a small hole to drain out the water into a glass. 

Step 3: Put the broken coconut in a plastic bag, take the hammer and break the coconut into small pieces.

Step 4: Take out the coconut and separate the flesh from the brown skin.

Step 5: Put the coconut pieces in the grinder and grate the coconut. 

Step 6: Take a heavy saucepan and put the grated coconut inside, with the milk and the coconut water. Bring the mixture to boil slowly, stirring often. Cover the saucepan with a lid and let its contents cool to room temperature. 

Step 7: Take a large bowl and place a sieve over it. Lie the sieve with a cheesecloth or muslin. Pour the coconut mixture from the saucepan into the sieve. Pull the edges of the cloth and make a bunch, squeezing out the coconut cream.

Step 8: Refrigerate the coconut cream. 

You should use the coconut cream within 5 days. The remaining coconut flesh inside the cloth can be dried or toasted to make other dishes. 

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