Adding coconut to your rice makes you reap many benefits, it helps speed up your metabolism and coconut has fiber which makes it good for digestion.
Adding coconut to your rice adds 29 times more dietary fiber than eating plain white rice.
The secret to having good rice is always washing it before cooking.
Rinsing rice removes excess starch. If left on the rice, the starch results in unappealing, gummy results.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- Raisins (optional)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp salt
Preparation
Step 1
Heat a sufuria over medium heat, warm the vegetable oil before adding 2 cups of water. Add in your washed rice and stir.
Step 2
Stir in the coconut milk, raisins and salt to taste. Then cover and bring to a boil over medium heat for 15 minutes. For best results, wash and soak the rice before cooking.
Step 3
You can remove the cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and enjoy with friends and family over your favourite curry stew.
