Coconut Rice Preparation

Coconut rice is a very good food for your body. In this post, I will share with you the step by steps on how to prepare coconut rice.


 

Ingredients

·         Two cups of rice

·         Two tomatoes

·         One onion

·         One red bell pepper

·         One scotch bonnet pepper

·         200 G coconut cream

·         Two cups chicken stock

·         One seasoning cube

·         Handful basil (finely chopped)

·         Salt (to taste)

·         Two tablespoon Olive oil

Preparation

1 – In a pot, parboil the rice with two cups of water, when the water is almost completely dry; remove the rice from the fire. Wash it under fresh cold water and strain.

2- Blend the tomatoes, onions, red bell pepper, garlic and scotch until they form a puree.

3- in a pot, boil the puree for at least 10-15 minutes until it is in a dry paste and not too liquid.

4- In a clean pot, add the olive oil. Once hot, add the tomato puree and allow to fry for three minutes on medium heat, stirring so it does not get burned.

5- Add seasoning cube, salt, coconut cream and one cup of stock and allow to boil for five minutes.

6- Add the parboiled rice and stir once. Cover the pot and allow boiling for 20 minutes checking often to make sure the rice is soft and dry. If the rice is still hard, add more stock until soft. Rice is ready when it is soft to bite.

7- Add the basil and lightly stir into the rice to give it a nice fragrant scent.

8- To serve, sprinkle with some lightly toasted coconut flakes.