NIGERIAN COCONUT RICE || BEST 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.

Wash rice thoroughly to remove starch.

Boil the washed rice in a pot of boiling water.

In another pot, add chicken stock, blended onion and habanero pepper, coconut water, and coconut milk, then cover and cook.

Add onion seasoning, curry powder, white pepper, thyme, and salt to taste to the pot with chicken stock and coconut milk.

Stir everything in the pot and cover to cook.

In a clean pot, heat olive oil and add onion powder seasoning, curry powder, and other seasonings to fry the vegetables.

Add ginger and remaining veggies to the pot and stir well.

Add the fried vegetables to the cooked coconut rice and stir to combine.

Add shredded coconut as an optional ingredient.

Serve with fried chicken.

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