Best Sweet Coconut Rice Recipes

SWEET COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Stir rice, coconut milk, and water together in a saucepan. Dissolve sugar into the liquid.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the majority of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, 15 to 20 minutes. Leaving saucepan on the burner, turn heat off and let rice steam until sticky, about 5 to 10 minutes more. Garnish with shredded coconut.

SWEET RICE-FLOUR AND COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together mochiko, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together coconut milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla in another bowl. Add coconut mixture to flour mixture, whisking until batter is combined.
• Pour batter into an ungreased 13- by 9-inch baking pan, smoothing top, and bake until top is golden and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours. Cut mochi into 24 squares before serving.

GINATAANG MAIS (SWEET RICE WITH CORN AND COCONUT MILK)

Steps:

• In a pan, combine all the ingredients except for the corn.
• Let it simmer for 20 minutes or when the rice is almost cooked.
• Add corn.
• Let it simmer for another 10-25 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.

SESAME RED CURRY CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY AND SWEET COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Arrange bok choy and red pepper in bottom of slow cooker. Season 4 chicken breast halves all over with salt and black pepper and place on top of bok choy.
• In a small bowl, whisk together broth, sake, sesame oil, ginger, and curry paste. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
• In a small skillet toast flaked coconut on low heat until lightly toasted, about 5 to 8 minutes. To a medium saucepan, add rice and coconut milk and set pan over medium-high heat, bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in toasted coconut. Set aside 1 1/2 cups for another recipe.
• Spoon rice onto a serving platter. Top with chicken, bok choy, bell peppers and sauce from slow cooker. Garnish with cilantro.

SWEET CHILI COCONUT-LIME GRILLED CHICKEN WITH COCONUT-LIME CAULIFLOWER RICE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup coconut milk, sweet chili sauce and the juice of 1/2 lime in a large Ziplock bag. Add salt and pepper then squish to combine. Add chicken breasts then marinate for 30 minutes - 1 hour in the refrigerator. Preheat grill to medium-high, making sure grates are well greased. Grill chicken breasts for 4-5 minutes on the first side, then 3-4 minutes on the second side, depending on how big they are and how well done you like them. Remove to a plate to rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a very large skillet over medium/medium-high heat (6 out of 10.) Add cauliflower, season liberally with salt and pepper, and then saute until tender, 5-7 minutes. Squeeze in juice from remaining lime half then add 3-4 Tablespoons coconut milk, depending on how coconutty you want it. Add cilantro then stir to combine. Taste then add salt and pepper if necessary. Scoop onto plates then top with chicken and serve with extra sweet chili sauce for dipping.

SESAME RED CURRY CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY AND SWEET COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Directions Arrange bok choy and red pepper in bottom of slow cooker. Season 4 chicken breast halves all over with salt and black pepper and place on top of bok choy. In a small bowl, whisk together broth, sake, sesame oil, ginger, and curry paste. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 3 to 4 hours. In a small skillet toast flaked coconut on low heat until lightly toasted, about 5 to 8 minutes. To a medium saucepan, add rice and coconut milk and set pan over medium-high heat, bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in toasted coconut. Set aside 1 1/2 cups for another recipe. Spoon rice onto a serving platter. Top with chicken, bok choy, bell peppers and sauce from slow cooker. Garnish with cilantro.

BIJI SALAK - STICKY RICE BALLS IN SWEET COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• take your rice flour and tapioca starch in a large bowl and make a well in the center.
• Add water and salt, and mix well.
• Then you will need to knead the dough until it can be rolled and shaped (dough should be moist).
• Roll 1/2 inch diameter balls with the dough.
• Cut diagonally 1 inch in length.
• Bring 8 cups of water to a boil, and drop in the rice balls, and allow water to come back to a boil.
• Simmer rice balls for 4 minutes, drain, and set aside.
• Make Palm Sugar Syrup.
• Take 150g palm sugar, 50g castor sugar and 1 cup water, and allow sugars to dissolve completely and cook down to thicken slightly; You will want to measure it out as it should make approximately 1 cup palm sugar syrup.
• Then make the sauce.
• Take 6 cups water, 2 cups coconut milk, 1 cup palm sugar syrup, and pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
• Add your rice balls and simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
• Cool and serve at room temperature.
• Top with freshly grated coconut when serving.

SIMPLE SWEET COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Soak rice overnight in water. Drain.
• Steam rice for 45 minutes or until grains can be pressed with fingers with no hard cores.
• Put rice into saucepan, add coconut milk, sugar and coconut flakes and simmer on very low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Simmer until coconut milk is absorbed.
• Turn on to a plate and flatten with a greased plate or the back of a spoon.
• Also good served with fresh sliced mangoes or papaya.

SWEET COCONUT RICE WITH CANDIED GINGER

Steps:

• Combine rice, milk, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and set pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Simmer 3 minutes, until thick. Remove from heat and stir in mango. Garnish with mint, if desired.;
• In a small skillet toast flaked coconut on low heat until lightly toasted, about 5 to 8 minutes. To a medium saucepan, add rice and coconut milk and set pan over medium-high heat, bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in toasted coconut.

COCONUT RICE WITH SWEET CHILI SAUCE RECIPE - (4.9/5)

Steps:

• Pour the coconut milk into simmering water, add the chili sauce (you can add less if you don't want much of a "kick"- though chili sauce isn't super hot, anyway.) Bring the liquids to a boil, add the rice, cover the pot and cook on low for about 20 minutes. After that, let it sit for about 10 minutes, and fluff with a fork.