Coconut Rice Porridge Recipe

By
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, where she develops recipes and owns and operates three businesses: a bean-to-bar chocolate company, an ice cream company, and a collective food production space. Previously, she wrote brunch and British food recipe columns for Serious Eats.
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Updated June 18, 2019
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Sydney Oland

As a person who steers more toward bacon and steak in the morning, this is one of the precious few sweet dishes that graces my breakfast table with any regularity. Inspired by a coconut breakfast porridge found commonly throughout the Caribbean, this aromatic dish makes for a wonderful and filling vegan brunch. The thing that brings me back time and again is the simple harmony of the floral cardamom, sweet vanilla, and rich coconut. For those of you out there like me, give this dish I try. I'm sure you'll find yourself craving it as often as bacon and eggs in no time.

Recipe Details

Coconut Rice Porridge Recipe

Active 10 mins
Total 40 mins
Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cardamom pod

  • Pinch salt

  • 3/4 cup long grain rice

  • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes

  • 1 mango, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions

  1. Bring 1 1/2 cups water, cardamom pod, and pinch of salt to a boil, add rice and return to a boil then cover and cook over low heat until water has been fully absorbed and rice is cooked, about 20 minutes.

  2. Remove lid, and fluff rice with a fork. Add coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla extract and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer until mixture has thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve immediately garnished with coconut flakes, mango, and lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
333Calories
20gFat
40gCarbs
4gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories333
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g26%
Saturated Fat 18g88%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 61mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 40g14%
Dietary Fiber 3g10%
Total Sugars 24g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 54mg270%
Calcium 37mg3%
Iron 3mg18%
Potassium 467mg10%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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