Coconut Rice

Coconut rice is delicious, especially when combined with fried chicken. I grow up loving this version because it looks more like jollof rice but tastes a lot better.

I used fresh red tomatoes in this recipe, I could do it any other way.

If you are looking to prepare this delicious meal but don’t know how to do it, here is all you need to know about preparing this delicious rice meal.

What you see is a plate of simple coconut rice, super delicious. The only difference between the usual jollof rice and this is the use of coconut milk; it changes the taste, aroma and impairs the color slightly.

I think this comes fourth on my list of delicious rice meals. Right after salad sauce, carrot stew, and fried rice.

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Coconut Rice with Tomatoes

There are actually different recipes, some don’t use tomatoes, others do 😆 😀

First, spend some time looking for the really mature cocoanut, one big cocoanut would be enough for 4 cups of rice which would probably serve a family of five or six.

When you eventually find the matured-dried coconut, break it, take a bite, if it is not sweet, start looking again.

It is important to buy the really matured and sweet cocoanut; it makes a lot of difference. It should really be sugary. If you are there, shout – yaw!!! And begin with the rest of the cooking.

Ingredients for Coconut rice

1 Big Coconut.
3 cups of rice
Fresh ground tomatoes (500ml)
2 Tablespoons (tomato paste) (tin tomato)
Chicken (2KG)
1 cup of sliced onions
3 seasoning cubes
Half teaspoon of chicken spice
Vegetable oil half cup (150ml)
Teaspoon ground ginger.
Half teaspoon of ground garlic

Salt and pepper to taste

Serving: 6

Preparation time: 70 minutes

Here are some ingredients.

Some ground fresh tomatoes,

Preparing the Ingredients

Step 1
You start by breaking and de-shelling the cocoanut (we don’t need the water inside, you can drink it – very healthy), grate (sort of grind) the coconut with a grater, the idea is to squeeze out the milk from the main coconut.

Normally you grate the coconut with a grater and then add a cup of water or two and then squeeze out the white water (coconut milk) which is needed for the preparation of coconut rice. Filter the squeezed out milk and set aside in a bowl

Step 2
Parboil three cups of rice, grind the tomatoes/peppers (you need about 500ml), your blender should be calibrated, or you can slice the tomatoes if you like.

Also parboil the chicken with all the necessary ingredients (half cup of sliced onions, 2 seasonings cubes, Salt, and half teaspoon of chicken spice), add a cup of water.

Allow cooking till it is soft, around 10-15 minutes.

Pick the chicken with a kitchen fork and deep fry, set aside the stock.

How to Make Coconut Rice

Step 3
Set your cooking pot on heat, add a half-cup (150ml) of vegetable oil, allow heating for at least 90 seconds before adding the tomatoes. Now fry and stir the tomatoes for the next 10-15 minutes till it dries.

You should have your pot looking like this.

Step 4
Add the chicken stock once you are done with frying the tomatoes, also add the coconut milk.

Add a seasoning cube, add more salt to taste. Allow boiling before adding the rice, then the remaining half cup of sliced onions.

Cook for the next twenty to forty minutes until the rice is easy to chew.

You can add a little more water along the line. once it gets soft, turn, and serve.

Serve with the fried meat, you just made a delicious pot of coconut rice

Serve with the cooked, fried or grilled chicken. Aside from chicken, you can also use goat meat, beef or assorted meat to make a delicious coconut rice meal.

Do you like the meal? Any question? please, leave me a comment below.

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Coconut Rice recipe

Chef Chidi

Coconut rice is delicious and beneficial to your health.

So much has been said about coconut and all of its health benefits, when you find a way to combine together with rice tomatoes and several other ingredients, what you get is a huge chunk of deliciousness.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Nigerian Cuisine

Servings 6 People

Equipment

• Cooker
• Pots

Ingredients

  

• 1 Big Coconut.
• 3 cups of rice
• Fresh ground tomatoes 500ml
• 2 kg Chicken
• 1 cups of onions
• 3 seasoning cubes
• Half teaspoon chicken spice
• 150 ml Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Grate the coconut, add two cups of water and squeeze out the coconut milk. You don't want the coconut water, you can drink that one. We need the coconut milk.
• Parboil 3 cups of rice, wash and set aside.
• Grind the tomatoes, you need 500ml, combine with 4 small pepper (scotch bonnet), blend into a paste.
• Precook the chicken, season with a half cup of sliced onions, a teaspoon of salt, half teaspoon of chicken spice, 2 seasoning cubes. Add a cup of water and cook the chicken till it becomes chewable. 😀
• Set the boiled chicken aside, with the stock.
• Set a clean pot on heat, add vegetable oil (150ml), allow to heat for 90 seconds before adding the ground tomatoes/peppers. fry for 10-15 minutes, stirring now and then.
• Once fried add the cooked chicken and stock, the coconut milk, a cup of water, a seasoning cube, salt to taste.
• Allow to boil, then add the rice, remaining half cup of onions, cover your pot and cook for 20-30 minutes. You can add water occasionally.
• Serve your coconut rice and chicken once it is soft enough for you.

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Keyword Coconut rice, Nigerian rice recipes, Rice recipes in Nigeria

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