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Tuvaluan Coconut Rice

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Tuvaluan Coconut Rice

Rice Dish
⏱ 30 min
👥 Serves 2
Difficulty ⭐

Rice cooked with half coconut milk — a fragrant staple essential to the Tuvaluan table.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Even imported rice becomes distinctly island-style when cooked with coconut milk. Served as the companion to curry and fish dishes, it appears on the table almost daily.

🌆 Where it's eaten: The classic pairing for saucy dishes like tuna curry or ika mata.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Rinse the rice and place in a rice cooker.

  2. Add the coconut milk, water, and salt, and stir lightly.

  3. Cook on the regular white rice setting.

  4. Once cooked, let steam 10 minutes, then fluff from the bottom with a rice paddle.

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