# Coconut Rice Recipe

A delicious coconut rice recipe with chicken, shrimp, and a flavorful pepper mix.

- Total time: 25 min
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken
- onion
- garlic
- ginger
- spices
- coconut
- water
- peeled and deveined shrimp
- salt
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- pepper
- bell peppers
- chilies
- onions
- oil
- minced garlic
- minced ginger
- chicken seasoning cubes
- washed sella basmati rice
- spring onions

## Instructions

1. Start by cooking the chicken with some onion, garlic, ginger, and some spices.
2. Cover and allow to cook until soft.
3. Strain the meat stock and then set that aside.
4. Break and deshell the coconut, cut it into smaller pieces and then transfer to your blender.
5. Add enough room temperature or warm water to the blender with the coconut to make coconut milk.
6. Blend and then strain using a cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer.
7. Season some peeled and deveined shrimp with salt, garlic and onion powder, and pepper.
8. Give bell peppers, chilies, and onions a rough blend for the pepper mix.
9. To a wide pot, heat up some oil.
10. Add the seasoned shrimp and fry for about 3 to 5 minutes on each side.
11. When your shrimp is ready, take it out.
12. Add some more oil to the pot if needed.
13. Add some minced garlic and ginger, fry that for about 1 minute or until it starts to smell really good.
14. Next, add the pepper mix and fry it for a couple of minutes.
15. Season the pepper mix with salt and chicken seasoning cubes.
16. Fry until the pepper mix no longer tastes sour and it's a bit dry.
17. Then go in with the coconut milk and the meat stock from earlier.
18. Add some washed sella basmati rice.
19. Give it a good mix, adjust the seasoning if needed.
20. Cover and allow to cook for about 25 minutes.
21. While the rice is cooking, you can fry or air fry the chicken.
22. Check on the rice; it should be fully cooked after about 25 minutes.
23. Give the rice a good mix.
24. When everything comes together, add the fried shrimp.
25. You can mix the shrimp in or leave it on top.
26. Garnish with some spring onions.

## Equipment

- blender
- cheesecloth
- fine mesh strainer
- wide pot

## Tips

- Always make your own coconut milk for coconut rice.
- Use room temperature or warm water when blending coconut for milk to prevent separation.
- You can use chicken or beef instead of shrimp.
- Adjust seasoning as needed.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThuAKKKS/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0781be6f-75fb-46f6-80eb-026c0090a414
- Extracted: 2026-02-11

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