Cocoanut Rice

Ingredients

• a pound of fine rice
• the milk of two cocoanuts
• a little saffron powder

Method

1. 1

   Soak rice in water for half an hour, then drain.

2. 2

   Pour coconut milk over the rice, adding cold water if necessary.

3. 3

   Add saffron, cover, and boil gently.

4. 4

   Steam or dry as per plain rice instructions.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Anglo-Indian cookery at home (1895) by Henrietta A. Hervey, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cocoanut Hice.— Steep, say, a pound of fine rice in water for half an hour, after which drain it thoroughly. Take the milk of two cocoanuts and pour over the rice, adding cold water if necessary till the grain is fully immersed ; throw in a little saffron powder

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