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Easy Coconut Rice Recipe

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By: Britni Vigil
3/13/2020Updated: 8/19/2020
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This coconut rice recipe is the perfect side dish when you want something different than traditional rice! An easy coconut rice recipe you can make in the rice cooker or even on the stovetop! Goes perfectly with meatballs, chicken, or any Asian dish! 

An easy coconut rice recipe you can make in the rice cooker!

The Best Coconut Rice Recipe

I’ll let you in on a little secret, I almost always prefer the sides of a meal to the main dish. When we went to get barbecue for dinner last week everyone else ordered meat, meat, and more meat. And I ordered a three side dish – brussels sprouts, sweet potato fries, and mac and cheese.

If I could, I would really eat just sides for every meal because they are my favorite part of the meal, well other than dessert of course. This easy coconut rice recipe is probably one of my favorite sides ever and is perfect with Asian meatballs and a side of edamame or broccoli.

Honestly we pretty much make this coconut rice with everything now, just omit the sweetened coconut on top if we’re eating it with something like taco meat or almond chicken. 

Coconut Rice Ingredients

One of the best things about this coconut rice is that it only takes a few ingredients! Here’s everything you’ll need to make it – whether you’re making it on the stove or in an Instant Pot. 

  • White rice – make sure it’s a long-grain rice like jasmine or basmati rice
  • Unsweetened coconut milk
  • Ground ginger
  • Salt
  • Sweetened shredded coconut – optional if you want to add it to the top, we often don’t

Ingredients to make coconut rice in rice cooker

How to Make Coconut Rice in a Rice Cooker

There are some things that I just can’t do no matter how many times I try and cooking rice on the stovetop is one of them. It might have something to do with the fact that I get distracted and forget about it but every time I’ve tried cooking rice on the stove, I always end up with burnt rice on the bottom.

And that my friends is why we bought a rice cooker.

We make this coconut rice using our super basic (one button that you switch on to cook) rice cooker, but I’m sure you could cook it on the stovetop pretty much the same way if you don’t have a super fancy rice cooker like ours. It really is probably on my top 10 list of favorite things we eat on a regular basis.

Want to make this rice in an Instant Pot? The instructions and ingredients are slightly different so I’ve created a new Instant Pot coconut rice recipe here! 

1 – Rinse the rice.

Rinse the rice in cold water until the water is almost clear. This might take two or three rinses but helps remove the starchiness of the rice.

Rinsing rice for coconut rice

2 – Add all your ingredients to the rice cooker.

Add everything other than the shredded coconut into the rice cooker. Then you turn the rice cooker on and cook it like you would normal rice. Our rice cooker was a push the button and let it cook. If yours is fancier, follow the instructions to let the rice cook like normal.

Adding ingredients in rice cooker for coconut rice

3 – Toast the coconut.

If you’re doing shredded coconut, toast the coconut on the stove over medium heat until lightly browned. Make sure to watch it carefully because it can go from browned to burnt in minutes! 

Toasted coconut for coconut rice

4 – Fluff and serve!

Fluff the rice and serve topped with the toasted coconut if you want. 

Bowl of coconut rice

Fork full of coconut rice

Coconut Rice FAQs

I get a lot of the same questions about this coconut rice recipe, so I’ve included answers to those questions here. If you have more questions, leave me a comment and I’ll do my best to respond quickly! 

Can you reheat coconut rice?

Yes! Simply store it in the fridge in an air tight container then warm it back up either on the stove at medium heat or in the microwave when you’re ready to reheat. I recommend eating within 3-4 days. 

Bowl of coconut rice

Can coconut rice be frozen? 

I’ve never tried freezing this coconut rice but I’d imagine it wouldn’t be great after thawing. It’s so easy to make though that I’d just make a fresh batch rather than freezing and thawing – it’ll probably take you about the same amount of time and effort. 

What goes well with coconut rice? 

This coconut rice would be great with any of these main dishes! 

  • Asian meatballs with teriyaki sauce
  • Hawaiian pork and pineapple skewers with a sweet glaze
  • Balsamic chicken
  • Sheet pan teriyaki chicken
  • Anything with this easy Thai peanut sauce

Can you make coconut rice in an Instant Pot?

Yes, yes you can! Check out this Instant Pot coconut rice recipe for instructions and slightly different ingredients!

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4.80 from 5 votes

Easy Coconut Rice

This coconut rice recipe is the perfect side dish when you want something different than traditional rice! An easy coconut rice recipe you can make in the rice cooker or even on the stovetop!
This coconut rice recipe looks so yummy, the perfect Asian side dish!
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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
Serves8 servings

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup unsweetened coconut milk cream spooned off and saved for another use
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

  • Rinse the rice in cold water until water is almost clear.
  • Mix all ingredients other than the shredded coconut together in the rice cooker.
  • Turn the rice cooker on and let it cook just like you would normal rice.
  • While the rice is cooking, toast the shredded coconut in a pan on the stove over medium heat until lightly browned. Make sure to watch and stir often to keep it from burning. As soon as it is browned, immediately move the coconut to another dish to keep from burning in the hot pan.
  • Once the rice is done cooking, fluff.
  • Serve topped with the toasted coconut.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 159kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Sodium: 166mg, Potassium: 98mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 10mg, Iron: 1mg

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Author: Britni Vigil
Course:Side Dish
Cuisine:Chinese
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 Don’t forget to pin this coconut rice recipe for later!

An easy coconut rice recipe you can make in the rice cooker!

This coconut rice recipe looks so yummy, the perfect Asian side dish!
 

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  1. Debbie Ball-Odeh says

    Posted on 9/28 at 11:30 am

    5 stars
    My son loves this with the almond chicken! Steam some broccoli and it’s a complete meal.

    Reply
  2. Wilhelmina Wessel says

    Posted on 10/5 at 7:28 pm

    5 stars
    I am pinning this for later. It looks scrumptious!

    Reply
  3. Molly Kumar says

    Posted on 10/5 at 7:08 pm

    5 stars
    This is sooo yummmm!! It’s perfect with spicy curries or meats.

    Reply
  4. Sarah says

    Posted on 5/31 at 12:48 pm

    This recipe looks great! I’m dying to know where you got that turquoise honeycomb bowl, though!

    Reply
    • BritniV says

      Posted on 6/4 at 12:33 am

      I’m guessing World Market Sarah!

      Reply
  5. Emily Glover says

    Posted on 8/19 at 11:36 pm

    I am the same way! If there are sides or a veggie plate option, that’s what I am getting!

    Reply
  6. Chasetity says

    Posted on 6/22 at 10:12 pm

    Agree with kelsey

    Reply
  7. Kelsey says

    Posted on 3/25 at 2:44 am

    I do not have a rice cooker (yet) so does anyone know if i can make this on the stove?? I love rice and LOVE Coconut so i really want to make this

    Reply
    • Britni Vigil says

      Posted on 7/24 at 6:36 pm

      Kelsey you could definitely make this on a stove, just cook the rice on the stove instead of in the rice cooker. We just use the rice cooker because it’s easier but the flavors will all be the same over the stove.

      Reply
  8. Tanya @ Moms Small Victories says

    Posted on 3/12 at 2:23 am

    Stopping by from SITS, looks fantastic.!

    Reply
  9. Suzi says

    Posted on 3/11 at 4:54 am

    Looks tasty. I’m going to have to try it.

    Reply
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