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!
⅔cupunsweetened coconut milkcream spooned off and saved for another use
1cupwater
½tspground ginger
½tspkosher salt
1cuplong-grain rice
½cupsweetened 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.