Coconut Chickpea Rice

25m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Place 1 cup of basmati rice into a small sauce pan. Wash and drain the rice a couple of times to get rid of the excess starch
  2. 2Toast the rice for a couple of minutes on medium high heat. Then, add in 1 cup of coconut milk
  3. 3When the milk starts to bubble, give the rice a good stir to make sure nothing is grabbing the bottom of the pan. Then, cover and cook on medium low for 15min
  4. 4Dice the red onion, coarsely chop the hazelnuts, and chop the broccolini
  5. 5After 15min, turn the heat off and let the rice steam further for 10min
  6. 6Heat up a non stick pan on medium heat. Add the coconut oil
  7. 7Add the red onion and chickpeas followed by the garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, turmeric, and salt
  8. 8Add in the hazelnuts and broccolini
  9. 9Sauté for 3-4min
  10. 10Add the shredded coconut. Sauté for another couple of minutes and taste and adjust the seasoning if needed
  11. 11Plate the rice and add the coconut chickpeas on top. Garnish with some freshly chopped cilantro

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 0.5 red onion
  • 0.25 cup hazelnuts
  • 1 cup broccolini
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 cup canned chickpeas
  • 0.5 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 generous pinch salt
  • 0.5 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 few sprigs cilantro

Equipment

small saucepanwooden spoonknifecutting boardnon-stick pan