Coconut & sweet onion rice

Name: Coconut & sweet onion rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4–6
Ingredients: 2 small onions, cut into fine rings; 1 lemongrass stalk, bruised; 350 g/12 oz/1¾ cups Thai fragrant rice, rinsed and drained; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 400 ml/14 fl oz/scant 2 cups coconut milk; 1 tsp sugar; 5 cm/2 in cinnamon stick salt

Preparation info

Serves:
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Pimp My Rice

By Nisha Katona

Published 2017

About

This is one of my very favourite rice dishes. A sweet coconut affair, the browning of the onion is critical – ribbons of caramel chew just add to the sweet-shop thrill of this splendid side dish.

Ingredients

2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 small onions, cut into fine rings
350 g/

Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions until they are brown and crispy. Leave to one side.

Put the rice in a large saucepan with the coconut milk, sugar, lemongrass, cinnamon and 300 ml/10½