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Wali wa Nazi

Name: Wali wa Nazi
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Kenya
Ingredients: 300g Rice; 300ml Coconut milk; 150ml Water; 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 Cardamom

Rice

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice cooked in coconut milk — the rice of Kenya's coast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Wali wa nazi means 'coconut rice' in Swahili and is eaten on Kenya's coast, in places like Mombasa and Lamu. Cooking rice in coconut milk makes it fragrant and faintly sweet, and it's eaten with fish curry or stewed beans.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a home in Mombasa's old town, coconut-scented rice is piled on a platter and served with fish curry.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rice 300g
Coconut milk 300ml
Water 150ml
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cardamom 2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and drain.
Bring the coconut milk, water, salt, and crushed cardamom to a boil in a pot.
Add the rice and stir.
Cover and cook on low for 15 minutes.
Turn off the heat, steam for 10 minutes, and fluff.

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