Guyanese Callaloo Cook-Up #guyaneserecipe #food #spinachrice #callaloo #villagecooking #villagelife

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

black-eyed peas

🥗Healthier: chickpeas

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Chickpeas are a good protein alternative and often cheaper.

callaloo leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Spinach is widely available and nutritious.

seasoning salt

🥗Healthier: sea salt

💰Cheaper: regular table salt

Sea salt offers a healthier option with less sodium.

Welcome to Cooking with Ashes, today making callaloo cook-up.

Using a rice cooker for this recipe, but can be done stovetop.

Melt butter in the rice cooker.

Add aromatics and sauté until fragrant.

Add thawed frozen callaloo and mix well.

Wash rice until water runs clear and add to the pot with callaloo.

Add dry spices and mix everything together.

Pour in coconut milk and stir to combine.

Cover and let the rice cooker do the work, or cover tightly if using stovetop and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.

Open the rice cooker to check the rice, fluff it up, and adjust seasoning if necessary.

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