🇼🇸 Samoan Cuisine

Alaisa Lolo

Coconut Rice

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 293 kcal

Fluffy rice cooked in coconut cream instead of water, infusing every grain with rich, sweet coconut flavor, the perfect foundation for Samoan meals.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse rice thoroughly until water runs clear.
  2. 2 Combine rice, coconut cream, water, salt, and pandan leaf in pot.
  3. 3 Bring to a boil, then reduce to lowest heat. Cover and cook 18 min.
  4. 4 Remove from heat, keep covered, and let steam 10 min.
  5. 5 Fluff with a fork, remove pandan leaf, and serve.

Did You Know?

Coconut rice is so fundamental to modern Samoan meals that many families cook it daily, and children learn to make it before any other dish.