How To Make Brown Coconut Rice with Cilantro
Brown coconut rice, a delicious and full of aroma dish of Thai descent, uses a healthier type of rice and coconut milk that gives a hint of sweetness.
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupbrown rice,uncooked, brown jasmine, basmati or short grain works well
- 1cuplite coconut milk
- 1¼cupswater
- 1tspfresh ginger,grated
- 1garlic clove,crushed
- ¼tspsalt,or more to taste
- 2tbspsweetened coconut,grated
- 3tbspcilantro
Instructions
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In a medium sized heavy pot, add coconut milk, rice, water, ginger, garlic, salt and coconut; bring to a bowl over medium heat.
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Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 40-45 minutes until all liquid evaporates.
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Remove from heat. Keep covered for about 10 minutes.
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Fluff with a fork; toss with cilantro.
Nutrition
- Calories: 227.28kcal
- Fat: 6.09g
- Saturated Fat: 4.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.50g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.47g
- Carbohydrates: 37.95g
- Fiber: 1.89g
- Sugar: 1.20g
- Protein: 3.72g
- Sodium: 163.15mg
- Calcium: 20.28mg
- Potassium: 145.22mg
- Iron: 0.95mg
- Vitamin A: 2.53µg
- Vitamin C: 0.54mg
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