Yummy coconut rice recipe | How to cook Nigerian Coconut rice with coconut milk

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.

Soak rice in hot water and set aside.

Blend shallots, green bell pepper, habanero pepper, ginger, garlic, and onion with a little water until smooth.

Chop the other half of the onion.

Heat a pot and add a small amount of olive oil.

Add chopped onions to the pot and fry until translucent.

Add bay leaves, curry powder, and thyme to the pot and stir.

Add chicken breasts to the pot along with seasoning cubes and stir.

Cover the pot and let it cook for about 5 minutes.

Pour in the coconut milk and the blended mixture into the pot.

Add crayfish and test for salt and seasoning, adjusting as necessary.

Cover and let it simmer.

Wash the rice several times with warm water until the water runs clear, then set aside.

Transfer the washed rice into the pot and stir everything together.

Cover the pot and let it cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

After cooking, create a hole in the rice with a spatula to help it cook evenly.

Cover with a foil pepper and reduce heat to medium-low, cooking until rice is soft.

After about 7 minutes, add carrots and frozen peas to the rice and stir everything together.

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