Pasta & rice

Diri Kokoye (coconut milk rice)

White rice cooked in coconut milk, with a creamy texture and a slightly sweet taste. Very present at Haitian festive meals, it happily accompanies stewed meats and beans.

30 min
4 servings
Easy
Budget-friendly
🇭🇹 Haiti

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Ingredients

400 g Long-grain white rice
400 ml Coconut milk
300 ml Water
1 tsp Salt

Spices & seasoning

Black pepper

Optional extras

1 tbsp Butter

Nutrition facts

540 kcal per serving

Protein: 8.8 g
Carbohydrates: 81.4 g
of which sugars: 2.3 g
Fat: 19.3 g
of which saturated fat: 16.7 g
Fiber: 1.6 g

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

Instructions

Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear, then drain it.
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, mix the coconut milk, water and salt, then bring to the boil.
Add the rice, stir once, lower the heat to the minimum and cover.
Cook for 20 minutes without lifting the lid, until the liquid is absorbed.
Turn off the heat, let it rest covered for 5 minutes, then fluff the rice with a fork before serving.