Recipes With Coconut Milk
Got coconut milk on hand? Here are 47 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Grilled eggplant with coconut milk
Vegetarian · Filipino
Authentic Laos Tapioca Pudding with Bananas
Dessert
Seri muka kuih
Dessert · Malaysian
Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Breakfast · Jamaican
Dadar Gulung
Dessert · Indonesian
Coconut Chicken
Chicken
Jamaican Sweet Potato Pudding
Dessert · Jamaican
Jamaican Instant Pot Rice and Beans
Vegetarian · Jamaican
Thai pumpkin soup
Vegetarian · Thai
Vegetable Coconut Rice
Vegetarian
Red curry chicken kebabs
Chicken · Thai
Venezuelan Coconut Chicken
Chicken · Venezuela
Nasi Uduk
Side · Indonesian
Bicol Express
Pork
Jamaican Rice and Peas
Vegetarian · Jamaican
Brown Stew Chicken
Chicken · Jamaican
Mango Sticky Rice
Dessert · Thai
Thai pork & peanut curry
Pork · Thai
Red Peas Soup
Beef · Jamaican
Bang bang prawn salad
Seafood · Vietnamese
Red Curry
Chicken · Thai
California Curry Chicken
Chicken
Thai Green Curry with Chicken
Chicken
Green Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
Chicken
Spicy Chicken Stew
Chicken
Opor Ayam
Chicken · Indonesian
Laksa King Prawn Noodles
Seafood · Malaysian
Corn on the cob with lime, green chilli and coconut butter
Side
Thai green chicken soup
Chicken · Thai
Ayam Percik
Chicken · Malaysian
Chicken Satay
Chicken · Thai
Thai coconut & veg broth
Vegetarian · Thai
Green Curry
Chicken · Thai
Khao Soi
Pasta · Thai
Panang Curry
Beef · Thai
Jerk chicken with rice & peas
Chicken · Jamaican
Pineapple Curry
Seafood
Sayur Lodeh
Side · Indonesian
Potato-Chickpea Curry
Vegetarian
Nasi lemak
Seafood · Malaysian
Thai curry noodle soup
Seafood · Thai
Thai Green Curry
Chicken · Thai
Tom kha gai
Chicken · Thai
Rendang
Beef · Indonesian
Massaman Curry
Beef · Thai
Tom yum soup with prawns
Seafood · Thai
Panang chicken curry (kaeng panang gai)
Chicken · Thai
Pairs well with
Garlic Salad Oil Lime Onion Cilantro Fish Sauce Chicken Lime Leaves
Storing & using Coconut Milk
Keep refrigerated and check the use-by date — eggs are best used within a few weeks, most dairy within a week of opening. Out of Coconut Milk? heavy cream is a common swap (1:1). Canned, not the beverage carton.
Coconut Milk recipe FAQs
What can I make with just coconut milk?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on garlic or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with coconut milk?
Garlic, Salad Oil, Lime, Onion, Cilantro are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for coconut milk plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add coconut milk plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.