RECIPE: Coconut rice

Coconut rice

ingredients

4 cups Coconut Milk

4 cups of Rice

1 cup Crayfish

2 cups of hot water

Pepper to taste

500g Meat/Fish

300g Dried fish

1 onions

1/2 cup Tomato Paste (optional)

2 Seasoning cubes

Salt to taste

Stock

3 cups Prawns/ Shrimps (optional)

Vegetables: carrots, red pepper (optional)

Directions

For the coconut milk, grate the coconut and soak in hot water for 15mins, squeeze through with your hands (caution: may be quite hot) and pass through a sieve

Season the meat and cook till it is soft

Fry or grill the meat

Parboil the rice for about 8-10mins

Wash out some of the starch with very clean water (optional)

Put the rice in a pot and add the coconut milk and little water

Add the broth from the meat

Add chilli pepper, tomato paste, onions, maggi cubes, salt and crayfish

Add the dried fish after about 10mins

Allow to cook till it starts to dry,

Reduce the heat and confirm that it is soft - if it isn't, add water, a cup at a time till it is soft

Serve into a dish with the grilled or fried meat

Very nutritious with vegetable salad