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How to Cook Coconut Rice


        Hello there, welcome to The African Cook. Today you will be learning how to cook coconut rice all by yourself. Before i continue, i will like to share a little information on the origin of coconut rice.
        According to Wikipedia, Coconut rice is a dish prepared by soaking white rice in coconut milk or by cooking it with coconut flakes. Coconut rice originated from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama. Now lets see what we need to prepare it.

Ingredients
  • 6 cups of rice
  • 8 pieces of Beef (cooked)
  • 1 and half cups of shrimps
  • 3 small size fresh tomatoes 
  • 6 small size fresh pepper
  • 1 medium size onion
  • 4 garnishing carrot
  • 4 garnishing green pepper or peas
  • 5 teacups coconut milk
  • 2 seasoning cubes of your choice
  • 1 litre of water
  • Salt to taste
Procedure
Boil the coconut milk for about ten minutes, add the cooked beef, cleaned shrimps and seasoning cubes then add chopped tomatoes, onions, salt and pepper. Parboil the rice and add to the boiling coconut milk, cook rice till soft for about 40 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer till the liquid is dried up. Garnish with carrots green pepper or peas, then serve hot

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