Yellow Coconut Rice *Vegan. This Indian Saffron Yellow Rice Pilaf is based off a yellow rice pilaf I used to enjoy as a child. This yellow rice is buttery, slightly creamy and goes perfectly with curries or Vegan Butter Chicken. The distinctive yellow color comes from the saffron powder and pinch of tumeric used when cooking the rice.
Unlike most curry recipes, this dish is sugar free and checks all the boxes for a clean eating.
Enjoy this dish paired with jasmine or brown basmati rice, fresh cilantro, and added.
Vegetarian coconut rice is a flavorful side dish that can be eaten on its own as a simple side dish for an Indian food or Thai or pan-Asian themed meal, or, make this easy coconut rice instead of plain steamed white rice to pair with a stir-fry or any kind of sauce such as a vegetarian curry or an Indian lentil dahl.
You can have Yellow Coconut Rice *Vegan using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Yellow Coconut Rice *Vegan
- It's 5 cups of jasmine rice (i use regular cup not rice cookes cup).
- You need 1 cup of coconut milk.
- You need 2 of lemongrass.
- Prepare 2 of bayleaves.
- It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 2 of pandan leaves.
- Prepare 4 cups of water.
Variations of coconut rice are enjoyed all over Asia, where coconuts are in. So, as it is a vegan dish, we are using no meat and no animal products to whip up this super awesome yellow curry noodles. You will find that substituting lime juice for the fish sauce will not compromise the flavour but will ensure a full vegan meal. The word "Ja" in the local Khasi language means rice or food and "Stem" means yellow, hence yellow rice!
Yellow Coconut Rice *Vegan instructions
- In rice cooker pot, wash jasmine rice until the water turns clear, drain the water..
- Add salt, turmeric powder, bayleaves, lemo grass, and tied both pandan leaves together..
- Add coconut milk, mix them well, gradually add water and mix it well..
- Put the pot back into rice cooker and press cook. It will cook by it self around 15 mins, depends on your rice cooker..
- When the rice cooker said that the rice is cooked, stir it well and wait around 5 mins with the cover on but the rice cooker off..
- Tasty yellow coconut rice is ready to enjoy with any side dish you like :D.
How do you cook Yellow Turmeric Rice? Start by heating up the coconut oil - it adds a rich, buttery flavour which pairs beautifully with the fragrant turmeric (you can use any other type of oil though, such as olive, rapeseed or vegetable oil). Add the onions and fry them until softened. Add the turmeric and fry for about a minute, until fragrant; Add the rice and fry for a couple of minutes. Thai Vegan Yellow Curry with Tofu.