Lemongrass Coconut Rice Recipe
Lemongrass Coconut Rice Recipe makes for a quick one pot meal. This no onion/garlic recipe is very simple to prepare. The rice is cooked with coconut milk, lemongrass and vegetables. The subtle flavors of lemongrass and coconut are very soothing to the palate, and vegetables can be added as per your preference.
Ingredients
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1 cup Rice
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washed and soaked in water for 30 minutes
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1 cup Green beans
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finely chopped
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Carrot (Gajjar)
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finely chopped
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Broccoli
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finely chopped
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Green peas (Matar)
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steamed
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1 cup Coconut milk
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1-1/2 cups Water
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1/2 teaspoon Ginger
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grated
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4 Whole Black Peppercorns
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crushed
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1 Stock Lemongrass
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cut into 2-3 pieces
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2 teaspoon Oil
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making Lemongrass Coconut Rice Recipe, first heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add ginger and vegetables to it and saute for a minute
Step 2
Add the rice and stir well for a few seconds
Step 3
Add the coconut milk, water, lemongrass stalk, peppercorns and salt to the rice, and leave it to boil
Step 4
Once it boils, turn the heat to low, cover the pan and cook the lemon grass coconut rice till the liquid evaporates and the rice is tender
Step 5
Turn off the heat and let the lemongrass rice stand for 8-10 minutes
Step 6
Lastly, Toss the rice gently and discard the lemon grass stalks
Step 7
Serve Lemongrass Coconut Rice along with a simpleVegetarian Thai Green Curry Recipe and Mushroom Bok Choy Stir Fryfor a quick weeknight dinner