How to Make Coconut Rice | Nigerian Coconut Rice Recipe

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: coconut cream diluted with water

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil adds healthy fats, while canola is less expensive.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: habanero

Jalapeños are milder, while habaneros are more accessible.

chicken or vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth is healthier and cheaper than store-bought.

Add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil into a pot and heat it up.

Add diced onion into the pot and sauté until translucent.

Add prawns to the pot and fry on each side for about 2 minutes.

Flip the prawns over and fry the other side for another 2 minutes.

Add assorted meat (cow skin, beef, shaki) cut into bite sizes into the pot with the prawns and fry together for about 5 minutes.

Add 2 tablespoons of pepper mix (bell pepper, habanero pepper, onions) into the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of chili flakes for heat.

Add 2 bay leaves and fresh thyme (dried thyme can also be used) into the mixture and stir together.

Add salt to taste and mix gently.

Add well washed basmati rice into the mixture and stir gently to combine.

Fry the rice together with the prawn and meat mixture for about 2 minutes.

Pour in coconut milk and some water, then mix gently.

Cover the pot tightly to retain steam.

After about 5 minutes, open the pot and mix gently again.

Taste for salt and adjust if necessary, then cover and allow to cook until done.

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