This is one of my absolute favorite ways to eat rice and beans, it’s so delicious you might just forget the stew. I decided to make this version plain because of the way I was serving it, you can make this Jollof style by adding two cooking spoons of Nigerian Stew base when you add in coconut milk.
Rice and Beans Recipe
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Serves: 6
Remember you can make a sauced / jollof version by adding some blended pepper sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Beans
- 1 cup Rice
- 1 can Cooking coconut milk (400ml)
- 1/2 medium onion (sliced)
- Salt – to taste
Instructions
- Wash and drain beans
- Place a large pot on medium-high heat, add in beans, onions and 5 cups of water. Cover and leave to cook until beans is soft (about 1hr30mins)
- Add rice, salt and coconut milk into the cooked beans, stir to combine. Balance out the liquid in the pot so that there is just enough to cover mix. Reduce heat to low-medium, simmer until rice is cooked through (about 25-30 minutes)
- Remove pot from heat and fluff rice & beans with a fork. Serve and enjoy
can i use basmati rice?
absolutely.
I just love this site. Am so making this for dinner today. My Husband says he is wowed daily by my cooking. All thanks to you. God bless you for sharing.
Amen amen!!! I really appreciate your prayer as well as feedback.
Very straightforward posts. I love coming here. Thank you for doing this
you are welcome :)
Hello. I want to ask…can I eat this with stew?
you sure can.
Made this, was quite nice
yeiii!! thanks for the feedback.
I want to try the coconut rice and beans recipe. Is it okay to use (powdered) coconut spice and then mix with water to make coconut milk?
Hi! I have never tried with coconut powder. Are you able to get fresh coconut and extract the milk that way?
Hi! Thanks so much for sharing your recipes. Hopefully this isn’t a silly question but do you add uncooked rice to the cooked beans? Thank you!
Hello Vicky, it’s not silly at all. Add in uncooked rice.
This was super! Although I tweaked it a bit by adding freshly blended tomatoes and pepper to the coconut milk mix and also more spices and then simmered everything together. Your recipes has been helping me spice up my kitchen and opening me up to tweaking my already known recipes. My husband loves all the “experiments” as he calls them.
Thanks for bringing out your time to put all these up and even making it free and accessible. I am a fan.
yeiiiiii!!!!! That’s awesome. Thanks for the feedback.
Yep! My hubby has eaten all sorts since I stumbled on your website…God bless! Truth be told, my cooking was becoming boring…
amen amen!! happy cooking Pat!
I love that you take your time to reply questions.
Thanks dear
anytime
Is the can coconut milk suppose to be liquid or thick white pls
It’s supposed to be on the thick side… the consistency of evaporated milk.
Hi Ronke…I just made your coconut rice and beans and it’s lush…my kids don’t like beans but they ate it all up with sauce. You rock and I’m gonna make more of your recipes
Awwww.. I am very happy to hear that, thanks for the feedback.
‘Ve not loved beans since boarding school but i am beginning to find a reason to try it again n again thanks to you.
That’s great Moona, Happy cooking!
I like the new format with required time and how many people it feeds. I’m obsessed with your site!
Awww.. thanks Erice!!
Hi Ronke,
I love jasmine rice, but seems you used parboiled rice here based on how the grains look. Pls confirm. Thanks :)
Yes, I used parboiled rice. You can use Jasmine rice if you prefer, you will need a little bit less liquid though.
Can I use coconut oil?
You do not need any oil at all. Coconut milk has enough oil.
How do I make the coconut milk? Thank you.
Puree coconut with some water, sieve the juice. Boil mixture until reduced by at least half.
Can I add soda to de beans to make waakye or add waakye leaves pls.
definitely!!! that would be even more amazing actually