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Bodi (coconut milk rice)

Bodi is rice cooked in coconut milk flavoured with cardamom, creamy and lightly sweet. It often accompanies fish or meat dishes at festivals and family meals.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

456 kcal per serving

Protein
7.1 g
Carbohydrates
63 g
of which sugars
3.3 g
Fat
19.1 g
of which saturated fat
16.7 g
Fiber
1.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear, then drain it.
  2. Lightly crush the cardamom pods to release their seeds.
  3. In a saucepan, bring the coconut milk, water, cardamom, sugar and a pinch of salt to the boil.
  4. Add the rice, stir once, then cover and cook over very low heat for 18 minutes without lifting the lid.
  5. Take off the heat, leave to rest covered for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and serve warm.

Variations and tips

Unsweetened version. Leave out the sugar for a more neutral rice that goes better with spicy curries.

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