Coconut fried basmati rice. But basmati rice that's been cooked in a mixture of chicken broth and coconut milk then seasoned with a little chopped fresh ginger and scallions? Place rice in a fine strainer, and rinse with cold water until water runs clear. Coconut Fried Rice - Easy, tasty tropical rice that will heat the spot.
Wouldn't you want that special something to spice up your usual fried rice?
Like coconut it makes it so alluring.
This turmeric coconut basmati rice is a take on its inspiration, and includes onion, freshly grated ginger, minced garlic, and fresh basil leaves along with basmati rice cooked in a lite coconut milk and water combination.
You can have Coconut fried basmati rice using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Coconut fried basmati rice
- You need 1 cup of basmati rice.
- Prepare 1 can of homemade or shop bought coconut milk.
- It's 1/2 cup of Chicken or beef stock.
- It's of Mixed vegetables.
- It's 1 of red bell pepper and onion chopped.
- You need of Curry powder.
- Prepare of Thyme.
- Prepare of Vegetable oil.
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
- Prepare cubes of Seasoning.
I added ground turmeric to the mix and instantly it turned an unremarkable looking. In this rice dish, cooked basmati rice is fried with toasted lentils, chiles and plenty of coconut before being topped with toasted cashews. It's an ideal rich rice dish to soak up curry sauce or any Indian stew. This coconut fried rice is sure to please.
Coconut fried basmati rice step by step
- Rinse the rice till water runs out clean and set aside. Place a pan on medium heat, add coconut milk, stock and rinsed rice and mix to combine(top up with water if need be, the liquid level should be an inch higher than the rice) reduce the heat and bring the rice to boil for about 8 to 10 minutes..
- Add curry powder, thyme, seasoning cubes, salt to taste. Mix everything together till well combined. Reduce the heat and cook rice until rice is cooked and fluffy, tender and light..
- Once the rice is cooked, add the chopped chillies to the rice and stir to combine. Take the rice off the heat and set aside. Place a work on medium high heat, add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil and leave until hot, add mixed vegetables and chopped onions and stir fry till onions become translucent. This should be between 3 to 5 minutes..
- Add curry, thyme and seasoning to vegetables and stir together to combine and take it off the heat. Place the cooked coconut rice back on medium heat, add the stir fried vegetables and combine together..
- At this stage of the cooking, you shouldn't need to add water/stock to the rice. The remaining steam in the rice will do the job. Take the rice off the heat and serve..
Despite many ingredients, this recipe is so quick to put together. Rice - I used Basmati rice for this recipe because it cooks faster, and it's easy to work with. You can choose to use any rice that suits your taste, but be sure to check for the cooking time. Coconut fried rice is a very popular rice dish. It's simply fried rice and veggies infused with rich coconut milk.
