Coconut rice is a very nutritious meal and as the name implies, its major ingredient is coconut. It can be eaten at anytime you want with either meat, fish, chicken or what have you. I’ll list the ingredients required for this sumptuous meal and steps on how to prepare it below: Required amount of rice Coconut Pepper and onions Seasoning cube and salt to taste Carrot, green peas or green beans (if desired) Prepared chicken, meat or whatever you want to use Preparation First you extract your coconut milk. To do this, you grate your coconut and put the grated content into a blender after which you add some amount of water. Blend the contents, when you are done put the blended content in a sieve and filter the milk out. After preparing your coconut milk, par boil your rice. Then pour your coconut milk into a pot and allow to heat. Add your rice and make sure the rice and coconut milk are on the same level, if they aren’t you can add water. Add your grated/diced peppers and onions, also add your seasoning cubes and salt, taste and allow to heat for a while. When this is done, add your diced vegetables and leave for a little while. Taste to be sure it is ready, if it is, you are done but if it isn’t you can add a little water till you are satisfied. Serve hot with your prepared meat or chicken and for my yoruba folks, spicy is the way. I’m certain you enjoyed reading this, kindly follow @iyalojadirect on all social media platforms. (IMAGE CREDIT: Cheflolaskitchen.com)
Best meals for the season
If you reside in Lagos, i’m sure this season has taken its toll on you already and you definitely have had enough of the cold and lots of traffic wink . Just in case you are not aware, there are meals that are best enjoyed this season and I’m here to share them as e dey hot. Hot Jollof rice – you know we have the best Jollof and having it HOT in this weather will make sense. Pap and akara – don’t tell me you don’t know that this meal right here is bae and for this weather, it’s double BAE. Rice and stew- When I say stew, I mean those type that the pepper isn’t smoothly blended and you’ll see the seeds when eating them; Yoruba folks call it “Ata Din Din”. I don’t think I need to tell you to spice it with lots of ‘ponmo’, fish, meat and snail. Hot peppersoup – I’m sure the aroma is killing you wherever you are at the moment. Try this, this season and thank me later. Toast bread and hot tea (or coffee, cocoa etc) – you don’t know? Now you know. Kindly follow us on all social media platforms for more juicy meal tips and don’t forget to contact us for your grocery shopping. (IMAGE CREDIT: allnigerianfoods.com)