Coconut in cooking

Another coconut hater here too, I suppose I just automatically avoid any recipes that use it.

I’m a big fan of dried coconut milk powder; just add a couple of spoonfuls at the end of cooking. It also helps to thicken. I bring it back from the Middle East but think I’ve seen it on sale here.

Substitute coconut milk with cashew cream. Makes 250ml. Soak 130grams of cashews in 200ml. Water for 30 minutes. Transfer the cashews and water to a blender with juice of one lemon., blend till smooth. Store in fridge for up to 1 week. The cream may thicken slightly when cold- simply thin it out with a little water if necessary. This recipe and many more is from my favourite cookbook ATM The Food for Life Cookbook by Tim Spector

I always use a tin of chopped tomatoes

I don't use it often but for me there is no replacement for full-fat coconut milk, if this is what OP means.

Otherwise I mostly make curries with a tomato based sauce and have a pot of plain yoghurt on the side to cool it down if I've overdone the chillies!

I would divide the amount of coconut required, to a quarter. Creamed coconut will be easy to divide with a knife.
Or use garam masala as a flavour instead of coconut.

SueEH

I’m a big fan of dried coconut milk powder; just add a couple of spoonfuls at the end of cooking. It also helps to thicken. I bring it back from the Middle East but think I’ve seen it on sale here.

I use this also, it is a very economical way of using coconut milk/cream. I buy it on Amazon and it lasts for ages.

There's resuc fat coconut milk .

Sorry..reduced

keepingquiet

I don't use it often but for me there is no replacement for full-fat coconut milk, if this is what OP means.

Otherwise I mostly make curries with a tomato based sauce and have a pot of plain yoghurt on the side to cool it down if I've overdone the chillies!

Same. It always goes in a Thai green curry, but we don’t have that very often.

Yes, since I've been on my mediterranean diet there's no Thai food for me!

I do love it though.

if you mean coconut milk then you can get a lighter version.