Simple Sweet Coconut Rice
- Ready In:
- 9hrs
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 lb jasmine rice (or basmati)
- water
- 2 1⁄2 cups coconut milk
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup coconut flakes
directions
- Soak rice overnight in water. Drain.
- Steam rice for 45 minutes or until grains can be pressed with fingers with no hard cores.
- Put rice into saucepan, add coconut milk, sugar and coconut flakes and simmer on very low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Simmer until coconut milk is absorbed.
- Turn on to a plate and flatten with a greased plate or the back of a spoon.
- Also good served with fresh sliced mangoes or papaya.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
HisPixie
East Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania
I'm the mother of triplet daughters and now 4 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren. I'm a critical care nurse by background, as well as hospice nursing. I love to cook and bake. My husband is a wonderful taste tester for me and never, ever complains about my many experiments and new dishes. Love that man. We have 4 cats: a neurotic gray calico named Cupcake, a kitten named RubyMae, a Maine coon named Arwen, a short-haired dilute torti Gigi,. One dog...a shepherd/sheltie, Greta. I been her since RecipeZaar days (miss that place). I'm from Pittsburgh, PA.