Coconut Rice

Submitted by David J Rust

"I had some leftover coconut milk after making a recent Indian dish and thought, "What the heck; let's add some to the rice as it cooks!" What came out is now a real favorite of mine!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 236.59 ml basmati rice
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 0.61 ml salt
• 0.25 ml saffron (about 5-6 threads)
• 236.59 ml chicken broth
• 177.44 ml coconut milk

directions

1. In a pot that has a tight-fitting lid, over high heat, add the rice, olive oil, salt, and saffron. Stirring with a wooden spoon, heat for 2-3 minutes until a few rice grains begin to brown on the edges. OPTIONAL: You may want to add a few ounces of shredded coconut at this stage.
2. Being careful to avoid flare-ups and spill-overs, add the chicken broth and coconut milk to the hot pan. It will sizzle and bubble vigorously!
3. Stir to loosen any rice on the bottom or sides of the pot and reduce the heat to low. Put on the lid and cook for 13 minutes.
4. When 13 minutes are up, turn off the heat and let the covered rice sit for 5 minutes.
5. Remove the lid and fluff with a fork before serving with any Asian, Polynesian, or Indian dish.

Reviews

[ewells]

Wow!!! I'll definitely be making this one again and again. :) It really bothers me when someone gives a recipe a rave review, then they say, "However, I substituted this, this and this..." and the list goes on for 5 more pages, lol. I DID make a substitution, but it was only to switch the amount of broth and coconut milk (I used 1 c. coconut milk and 3/4 c. broth). Thanks for a great recipe David!

 

[LisaA]

This was good! :D

 

[petlover]

Awesome! I made this exactly as directed and the proportions are perfect. Thanks for this great recipe!

 

[Spudhead]

Turned out creamy and made the house smell wonderful! Used turmeric instead of saffron - was ok but I'm definitely going to go buy some saffron!

 

[godsjoyfulkid]

We used cream of coconut instead of coconut milk (accident!) and did everything else the same, and WOW was it ever incredible! We did it once before with coconut milk, and it was just okay...This was the hit of our dinner, and we will absolutely make this again! Thank you so much!