Yellow Coconut Rice (Tanzania)

Annisette's Note:

Posted for Zaar World Tour 2006. This is an African rice recipe. If you want, you can add 1/2 cup grated coconut to give it a stronger coconut flavor.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 cups coconut milk
• 3 cups milk
• 2 cups rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

1. In saucepan add coconut milk, and milk. Bring to boil.
2. Add rice, salt, turmeric, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom (if using).
3. Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
4. Add 2 tablespoons butter.
5. Serve.

Reviews

[Blueberries and Mortar]

I just made this rice, using half the salt (I used gray sea salt, it tastes stronger than white salt), no butter and original-flavored rice milk instead of milk, since I can't have diary. I used full-fat coconut milk. I used cassia instead of cinnamon, and I put in the cardamom. The rice milk has a certain sweetness to it, so it's perfect for me since I prefer my coconut sweet than salty.

I liked the result very much, except for the fact that I didn't have basmati rice on hand. It would've been perfect that way.

[sassafrasnanc]

Loved this rice. We eat a LOT of rice andthis was an easy and delicious new way of preparing it. Perfect for the spicy "Beef Satays With Macadamia Nut Dipping Sauce" dish that I made to go with this. Thanks so much for the recipe. Although the review is late I made this for ZWT4 while travelling the world with my Babes.

[Sarah_Jayne]

Very easy to put together and very creamy and tasty. I used reduced fat coconut milk and low fat margarine so that I could justify allowing myself this treat and even so it turned out very well. We had this with a South American black bean dish and it tasted great wrapped up with the beans in a tortilla. Made for ZWT4.