Nigerian Coconut Rice

Coconut rice is a dish common among all regions of Nigeria. It can be prepared in a variety of ways to suit one's personal taste. This recipe is adapted from one posted on Cookpad.

Ingredients

• 3 cups rice
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 tablespoons coconut oil or vegetable oil
• ½ tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1½ cup coconut milk (fresh or canned)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon Nigerian curry powder
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 3 scotch bonnet chiles
• smoked fish
• Grilled chicken
• Salt
• Seasoning cubes

Steps

1. Rinse the rice and leave it to drain well.
2. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons coconut oil, then the diced onions. Cook, stirring, until softened slightly (about 2 minutes).
3. Stir in the thyme, ginger, and garlic. Cook for a few seconds.
4. Blend the pepper roughly then add spices and seasoning, salt stir for few minutes, then add fish and chicken
5. Stir in the rice and fry for about about 3 minutes.
6. Add the coconut milk, broth, bay leaf then stir
7. Cover and cook till firm to bite, about 15 minutes. Or more
8. When ready you can serve like that or any desired way.

More recipes with rice, onion, coconut oil, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, bay leaves, broth or stock, curry powder, thyme, chile peppers, dried fish or chicken

Adapted from “Nigerian Coconut Rice” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.