Shrimp Coconut Fried rice with Plantains
This is my fool proof coconut fried rice recipe, the secret to good fried rice is to make sure the prepared rice is completely cool before mixing it into the stir fried vegetables.
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Ingredients:
- Coconut milk – 2 cups
- water – 2 cups
- Rice – 4 cups
- Maggi – 4 cubes
- Salt- To taste
- Curry and thyme – 1 teaspoon each
- Bay Leaves – 2
- Pepper flakes – 1 tablespoon
- Thyme – another 1 teaspoon
- Â Oil – 4 Tablespoons
- Onion (chopped) – 1/2 medium
- Â Mixed vegetables – 2 cups
- Shrimps (optional) – 2 cups
Directions:
- Place a pot on medium heat, add in the coconut milk, water, salt, curry, thyme , bayleaves and 2 maggi cubes. Combine. Cover the pot until the mixture comes to a rolling boil
- Add in washed rice. Simmer on low-medium heat until rice is cooked and there is no more liquid in the rice (25 minutes) . Set aside to cool completely
- In a large skillet, heat up the oil. Add in the chopped onions, shrimps, pepper flakes, thyme , maggi and mixed vegetable. Stir fry for 2- 3 minutes . Taste and adjust for seasoning
- Stir in already cooked rice. Combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Stirfry for another 1-2 minutes
Serve with Fish and Plantain
Enjoy!!
Good evening .
I love your site and have really come to learn a lot from here.
I want to prepare this coconut fried rice tomorrow.
I bought one tin of 400 ml coconut milk. How many cups of rice can I prepare with it?
3 cups.
Omggg… I am several years late to the party,o well am sure it’s still a winner.I plan to make in the morning and can’t wait for the rice to cool,can I cook the rice at night and stir fry in the morning? I really hope you still check this..
Good afternoon please how many cups of water did u add to the 400ml coconut milk
2 cups coconut milk to 2 cups of water.
Girl you are always killing it! Definitely trying this this Sunday! My husband likes stew rice to much and I think this will make him change his mind! Keep up the good work
Heiiii!! do let me know how it turns out
I cooked this over the weekend. Thanks for such a simple recipe. I felt like a champion. Even my picky toddler loved it!
Awesome! thanks for the feedback.
Can i use fresh tomatoes
fresh tomatoes for?
I stopped eating stewed rice just bcs of this. Thanks for giving me alternatives
You are welcome.
Hi, it is okay to add liver or kidneys as meat replacement? Not sure if this makes it an “unhealthy dish.”
That’s completely fine.
I tried this recipe yesterday, it was SUPERB! Keep up the good job!
Awesome! thanks for the feedback.
really helpful and straight forward recipe, I’m going to try it out.
Great! do let me know how it turns out.
Thank u so much for your wonderful recipes, Am so trying the coconut fried rice this Christmas. Please what mixed vegetables do I use . Thanks.
That’s great, let me know how it turns out. I typically buy it frozen (green giant brand)
Yumm, me mouth’s watering. Can’t wait to prepare this. Thanks for sharing
Do let us know how it turns out.
Pls Wot s mixed vegetable, cos I want to cook it 2morow.
its a mix of sweet corn, green peas and carrot. You will find it where fried rice ingredients are sold.
I’m trying this tonight!
the coconut rice was so deliccious and very easy to make. thanks ,i love your website and the way you explain,very straight forward. kudos to you
Great! Thanks for the feedback
can one get coconut milk to buy in our stores
yes. Check your local supermarket.
Anytime I make this, it’s always a hit. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
You are most welcome
What do you use for your mixed vegetables?
Instant hit! Turned out awesome!
great! thanks for the feedback
This was wonderful! I used brown rice for it though.
great! thanks for the feedback
I just made this for my family, really tasty. Thank u!
You are most welcome
What I have been preparing for my family was just the jollof coconut rice, not Untill I got this your recipe. Infact this recipe is really the bomb. Thanx alot
OK. I will, but right now I want to try the yam pockets because my fiancé likes yam a lot. I was so glad when I saw the recipe. Thank you so much
Great! keep us posted
This is really cool, I like the recipes. They all look simple and easy to get. The other day I tried the couscous and I was impressed with myself. Thumbs up.
glad you enjoyed the couscous. Do try this and let us know how it turns out.
I just made this again 2day and it was delish!
I tried it & it was really delicious,tnx.
Holla, just tried out your recipe. ..it was GREAT! tnx keep it up
Great! Thanks for the feedback
Love this! Please will tinned proceeded coconut milk give you the same result ?
i love this,i will try it ds sunday.
Hi can whole grain brown rice work for this recipe?
Hiya the meatpie was delicious and looked great as well.the coconut rice was great as well. Thank you
This is great! thanks for the feedback
Thanks for your reply. I am making the meatpie this morning and coconut rice in the afternoon for easter treat.I’ll let you know how it turned out.Happy Easter.
please do. happy cooking
Do you basmati rice for this recipe or normal white rice,if it’s basmati rice is the preparation the same?
I used parboiled rice for this particular recipe. you may choose to use basmati rice, simply reduce the water by a quarter and lessen the cook time
hello! can u pls show us the cup(measuring cup) you indicate in the ingredient to be able to knw the right quantity to use
I use standard US cup of 250Ml. I will post a picture
Thanks a lot u really hv time 4 ur fellowers
My pleasure
Do I have to grate de coconut nd squeeze de milk like doing toffee pls help
Yes, if you are making coconut milk from scratch. Alternatively, you can blend coconut with water and pass it through a fine sieve.
Wow! I prepared it diz morning n it was yummy, Tanx dearie #9jafoodie U rock!
That’s good to hear. you are very welcome
Is there no need to parboil the rice before cooking with coconut water?
There is no need
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Hi, do you use so sauce at all?
I do use it in some dishes as a replacement for salt and maggi.
I love the fact that you reply back. This is rather awesome.
:) we love our followers… always here.
I just made this n it was A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!!!
yeiii.. awesome
Oh wow, the coconut rice was so tasty that I didn’t bother frying it. I’ve been trying to get coconut rice this nice. Thank you. Going to go through your other recipes.
excellent! thanks for the feedback
Am beginning to regret the day I showed my husband this site since we don’t reside in Nigeria. In all he has made me prepare 4 of your recipe and for dinner today he said it must be your agoyin beans. Thanks for helping me out.
Thanks for this super recipe. I tried this personally for my wife on her birthday yesterday as a mini treat and guess what? It was da bomb! The whole family couldn’t have got a nicer treat outdoor! Thanks
nice recipes:-)
Hmn..will have to try this for christmas..
Hi, for the coconut milk is it (milk) or coconut water?
Coconut milk, it’s the extract derived from pounding coconut flesh.
Thank you. That turned out really well! Your recipes are great! Good job!
I am happy to hear that Tolu!
oMG..ur too good..iv been on this website for the past hour….ur recipes are all im going to be using..
This looks good.. I shall try it out:d
yeiii!! let us know how it turns out