Cookbook:Vegetable Coconut Rice

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Vegetable coconut rice is a dish of rice and vegetables cooked in coconut milk. It's a continental dish but is also consumed in Nigeria.

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil or coconut oil
• Garlic, minced
• Onion, chopped
• Fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• Rice
• Pepper
• Maggi
• Salt
• Coconut milk
• Carrot, sliced
• Spring onions, sliced

Equipment

• Pot
• Cooking gas
• Spoon
• Knife
• Slicing pan/tray

Procedure

1. Heat a thin layer of cooking oil in a pot. Add garlic, onion, and ginger. Cook for 5 minutes until golden.
2. Stir in the rice, pepper, maggi, and salt. Allow to fry for a few minutes, making sure the rice mixes with the other ingredients.
3. Stir in the coconut milk and a little water. Allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Mix in the vegetables, and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Remove the pot from the heat, and allow the dish to rest for 5 minutes.
6. Stir the rice well, and serve with your choice of meat or fish.