🇳🇷 Nauruan Cuisine

Coconut Rice

Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk

Prep Time 5 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 309 kcal

Fluffy white rice cooked in coconut milk with a pinch of salt. The everyday Nauruan accompaniment.

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain rice
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
1 pandan leaf
1/4 cup grated coconut
1 tsp sugar

Instructions

1 Rinse rice until water runs clear.
2 Combine rice, coconut milk, water, salt, and sugar.
3 Add pandan leaf and bring to boil.
4 Reduce heat to lowest setting and cover.
5 Cook 18 minutes without lifting lid.
6 Remove pandan leaf, stir in butter, fluff with fork.

Did You Know?

Rice became a dietary staple on Nauru after phosphate mining brought foreign workers and imported foods.