Turmeric Coconut Rice
This Turmeric Coconut Rice is by far the most popular rice recipe on my website, I decided to do some new photos. Published on:Â Jan 11, 2017Â
The flavor blends are just right, the combination of turmeric, coconut milk, and Jamaican seasonings thyme, green onions, garlic, onion are amazing! The best comfort side dish ever.
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Brown rice vs White Rice:
- Eating brown rice is healthier for you than white rice, it contains more minerals, vitamins, and fiber.
- Brown rice is a gluten-free whole grain, it has all the grain- the bran, the germ, and the endosperm.
- On the other hand, white rice has the germ and bran removed which are the most nutritious parts of the rice.
- White rice has very little nutrients and is believed to be an ’empty calorie food’.
How To Make Turmeric Coconut Rice?
For this coconut rice recipe, onion and garlic are sauteed in coconut oil until fragrant, turmeric, thyme, spring onion and carrots added.
Brown rice is stirred in to soak up the flavors and color of the pretty yellow turmeric. My favorite rice to use is basmati or jasmine rice.
Rice is then slow-cooked in coconut milk and vegetable broth for a rich and tasty flavor. Or you can 1 vegetable bouillon with 2 cups water.
Turmeric Coconut Rice dish will certainly become a favorite, it is so tasty that you really could just eat it on its own or add some beans or oven-baked tofu cubes at the end of cooking for a delicious one-pot meal!
What To Serve With My Turmeric Coconut Rice?
I enjoyed serving it with my Vegan Southern Black-Eyed Peas, Thai Coconut Curry Tofu,  Potatoes, and Peas Samosa Muffins, and a large salad.
Preparing brown rice this way is one of the best ways to introduce it to someone who has never tried it or one who would love to transition to eating brown rice but is not sure of how to prepare it to be tasty.
Other Delicious Rice Recipes To Try:
This recipe is different from the others you will find out there because it is cooked with a Caribbean flavor.
Note, I recently found out from a reader that they make a similar dish called Nasi Kuning in Indonesia that has pandan leaves, galangal, lemongrass added to it. I would love to try it someday.
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Turmeric Coconut Rice
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown rice (Jasmine or Basmati) washed and drained
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- 1 carrot diced
- 1-15 oz can of coconut milk
- 2 cups vegetable broth or 1 vegetable bouillon plus 2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (optional)
- sea salt to taste, (I used 1 1/2 teaspoons)
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and lime juice, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot on medium high, cook onion and garlic until soft about 3 minutes.
- Stir in turmeric, green onions, thyme, carrots and cook for a minute stirring constantly.
- Add rice and stir until rice is fully coated yellow. Add coconut milk, vegetable broth, cayenne pepper, and salt. (Make sure you add enough salt until it is flavorful).
- Bring to boil, cover and reduce to simmer on low for 50 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat and keep covered for about 10 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork, stir in cilantro leaves and a squeeze of lime juice.
Can you make this in a rice cooker?
Hello Sheral, I haven’t tried it in a rice cooker but I’m sure it can be done.
I just made it in a rice cooker tonight and it was delicious! I put the rice, turmeric, coconut milk and broth in the rice cooker. Sautéed everything else in a pan and dumped it in. It was really great.
That’s great Anne so good to know that it can be done in the rice cook, thank you so much for your feedback!
I did this in my rice cooker. I just did the first teo steps in a sauté pan and mixed the rice and seasonings together and then everything else into the rice cooker. It was amazing.
Staci, thank you for your feedback, happy it turned out great!
This is so delicious, thanks for sharing!
I noticed that the recipe calls for water or veggie broth as well as coconut milk. If you use coconut milk, do you also add the water?
Matt you will need water and coconut milk or veggie broth and coconut milk to make sure the brown rice is properly cooked. Made this recipe multiple times!
This looks fantastic! It’s on the menu for this week, for sure. I’ll be cracking lots of black pepper into it to increase the health benefits of the turmeric.
Hope you love it!
Made this as a risotto and it was absolutely amazing, added a bit of fish sauce for saltiness and absolutely loved it!
Sounds delicious. Could it be made with cauliflower rice?
Thank you Nina, you certainly can!
I absolutely love this recipe, so many healthy ingredients and so much flavor!! I’m trying to cook healthier and so far it’s meant bland taste as I’m trying to find a balance between flavor and health, but this recipe was so delicious, thanks so much for sharing it!
You are welcome Jessica, I’m so happy you loved my recipe. I understand your struggle and that’s my mission to share flavorful recipes especially for those who are new to veganism. Hope you try more of my recipes!
Such a great recipe, thank you for sharing. I added some mushrooms to it, but other than that I followed the recipe. Very easy to make and my entire family loved it.
Hello Masha, I’m happy your family loved it.Thank you very much for your feedback.
Awesome Cheryl, I’m so happy you love it!
I just began using turmeric and your recipe was perfect for it!