My Nigerian Recipe

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Ingredients
Coconut Rice (Nigerian Style)

Ingredients

1 cup Basmati rice
1 tbsp regular olive oil
½ cup peas (you can use frozen peas)
½ cup carrots (cut small, almost as pea size)
1 cup coconut milk (canned)
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 cup boiling water
Salt

 

How to prepare this recipe
Preparations

Heat the oil, at medium, in a pot and add rice, peas and carrots.
Stir until rice turns almost white from its translucent color. Add oil if needed.
Add salt and turmeric. Stir for about 30 seconds.
In a separate bowl, mix boiling water and coconut milk.
Add 1 cup of the coconut mixture to the rice.
Simmer at the lowest heat with the pot covered. Add the remaining coconut mixture whenever needed until the rice is cooked.
Serve with:

Kachumbari or Vegetables with Fish or Meat

 

The story behind this recipe
In Nigeria, rice is generally cooked with coconut milk. We have many varieties of rice, but it all depends on the creative side of the cook. What I love about Coconut rice with peas and carrots is that, it is very simple, a few ingredients, and yet it taste great.
This is one of the favored Nigerian rice recipes. I had this recipe from my mum first time in 2006. Since then I have never looked back on this delicious meal. I would love everyone out there to have a taste of it.