Coconut Fried Rice..... Nigerian Style.

Preparation and cooking time:  Variable (because rice has to be boiled and then left to cool down before proceeding).

Serves: 2

Ingredients

·        2 cups of rice

·        Two small onions (diced )

·        1 medium green pepper (diced)

·        1 small scotch bonnet (diced. Be careful not to get any in your eyes)

·        1 cup of mixed vegetables

·        2tbsp of olive oil

·        I cup of water or stock

·        240ml of coconut milk

·        150g of pre-cooked king prawns or shrimps

·        2 cubes of maggi

·        ½ tsp of thyme

·        ½ tsp pf curry

·        ½ tsp of nutmeg

·        Salt to taste

Steps

1.     Boil the rice for about 2 minutes then wash out the excess starch and set aside.

2.     Place a pot on medium heat, add the coconut milk, water, salt, curry, thyme, nutmeg and one maggi cube and allow the mixture to come to a boil

3.     Add in the parboiled rice, simmer on low to medium heat until the rice is cooked and all the water has evaporated then set aside to cool down.

4.     In a large skillet, heat up the oil, then add the chopped onions, green pepper, scotch bonnet, mixed vegetables and maggi.

5.     Stir fry the mixture for 3minutes then add the cooled pre-cooked shrimps/king prawns Don’t forget to adjust seasoning to taste as you go along

6.     Simmer for 2 minutes and then serve with chicken, fish or plaintain or all of the above.