Coconut Basmati Rice

Name: Coconut Basmati Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 315.37 ml water; 236.59 ml basmati rice; 118.29 ml coconut milk; 2.46 ml turmeric; 1.23 ml salt; 1 cinnamon stick (1-inch); 59.14 ml raisins or 59.14 ml currants

Submitted by Mrs.Habu

"This is from the "Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home" where they suggest serving this dish with curry."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 3

ingredients

315.37 ml water
236.59 ml basmati rice
118.29 ml coconut milk
2.46 ml turmeric
1.23 ml salt
1 cinnamon stick (1-inch)
59.14 ml raisins or 59.14 ml currants

directions

Bring water to the boil.
While water heats, rinse the rice well.
When water boils, stir in the rice and all of the remaining ingredients.
Return to a boil.
Stir, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
Take off the heat and allow rice to rest for 10 minutes.
Remove the cinnamon stick, stir to fluff the rice and serve.

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Reviews

I've been saving this recipe for a long time since I love the flavor of coconut milk. The recipe turned out fine...light and fluffy yellow rice. But I was expecting a lot more coconut milk flavor and even the cinnamon was barely perceptible. Maybe it's because I used light coconut milk...but I was expecting more from this recipe. Not bad, just nothing to make it memorable.

karen
This was yummy. We used lite coconut milk and I added hot pepper flakes instead of the cinnamon and raisins. The rice was sweet and hot at the same time.

LaurietheLibrarian
Since getting into Thai cooking, I have made this recipe exactly the way it is written numerous times. Rave reviews from guests every time. Thanks for posting!

keeneyfb
This was super easy to make in the microwave. I kept the same water to coconut milk ratio, currants, and not having any cinnamon sticks threw a little ground cinnamon in with the rest of the ingredients and zapped it for 18 minutes. The currants plumped up beautifully. Very nice,and I'll make it again.

Soobeeoz
I really love this recipe because it's so flavorful and unique. It's not one of my favorite recipes, but it's something I always enjoy very much. It's also an excellent way to use up leftover coconut milk.

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Tweaks

This was yummy. We used lite coconut milk and I added hot pepper flakes instead of the cinnamon and raisins. The rice was sweet and hot at the same time.

LaurietheLibrarian