Wali wa Nazi

Name: Wali wa Nazi
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups rice; 2 cups coconut milk; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cardamom pods

Wali wa Nazi/WAH-lee wah NAH-zee/

Also known as: Coconut Rice

About this dish

Fragrant coconut rice, a staple at the Kenyan coast, often paired with fish or beans.

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Ingredients

🍚3 cups rice

🥥2 cups coconut milk

🧅1 onion, chopped

🌿2 cardamom pods

Method

Serves 4

Sauté onion in a little oil until softened.

Add rice and toast briefly.

Pour in coconut milk and cardamom, with enough water to cook the rice.

Simmer covered until the rice is tender and fully absorbed the liquid.

Fluff and serve with fish curry or beans.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Wali wa nazi is a traditional Swahili coastal Kenyan rice dish, cooked entirely in coconut milk.

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