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Coconut Rice

Name: Coconut Rice
Cuisine: Mozambican
Ingredients: 2 cups white rice; 1 1/2 cups coconut milk; 1 cup water; to taste salt; 1 small, chopped onion; 2 tbsp oil (vegetable or palm)

Coconut Rice is a fragrant and creamy dish made by cooking rice in coconut milk, often served alongside seafood or spicy stews. It is a staple in Mozambican cuisine, reflecting the coastal availability of coconuts and rice and the blending of indigenous and Portuguese culinary traditions.

6 ingredients

creamyfragrantmildly sweetsavory

Culinary DNA Preview

Indigenous Mozambican70%

Portuguese30%

Ingredients

white rice
2 cups
coconut milk
1 1/2 cups
water
1 cup
salt
to taste
onion
1 small, chopped
oil (vegetable or palm)
2 tbsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

The dish originated from the fusion of native Mozambican ingredients with Portuguese influence during the colonial period, where coconut milk was incorporated into rice preparation as a way to enrich staple foods.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Indigenous Mozambican70%

ingredients+techniques

Portuguese30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing simmering steaming

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