Restaurant Style Coconut Rice (Coconut Milk)

Name: Restaurant Style Coconut Rice (Coconut Milk)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 2 cups (360g) jasmin or long grain white rice ((Note 1)); 400 ml / 14 oz coconut milk (, full fat or light (Note 2)); 1/2 cup (125ml) water; 1 tbsp white sugar ((Note 3)); 1/2 tsp salt; 3 pandan leaves (, knotted); 3 kaffir lime leaves (, crushed in hand); 1 tbsp desiccated coconut (, toasted, to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:2minCook:15min

This is a recipe for exceptionally fluffy, coconut rice! No gluggy coconut milk scum left on the surface, each grain is clean and fluffy. Make it Asian-restaurant style by adding pandan leaves OR kaffir lime leaves. Or finish with a sprinkle of toasted coconuts. Serve with: tropical, Caribbean, Indian and Asian foods. See recipe card below for COCONUT POWDER version (no rice rinse, no soak).

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:41 GMT