Coconut Rice in Rice Cooker

5 from 16 votes

Let’s make fluffy coconut rice in a rice cooker—the perfect side dish for busy weeknights, with 4 simple steps.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Caribbean, Latin

Servings:

Calories: 336kcal

Mix the coconut milk and water in the measuring cup.
Add the rice, coconut milk, salt, and water to your rice cooker, and mix.
Cover your rice cooker, press the “Cook” button, and let it do its magic. Once the rice is cooked, you’ll see that the keep warm button remains on.
Once it’s done, turn off the rice cooker, open it, fluff out the coconut rice, and it’s ready to be served.

Use canned and unsweetened full-fat coconut milk. Before opening, shake well to prevent any liquid separation.
If you have coconut cream, you’ll need to dilute it with water. I have bought coconut cream instead of coconut milk a few times. Try using ½ cup of coconut cream, and the rest liquid will be water to form the 1¼ cup of liquid needed to cook the rice.
The trick for fluffy coconut rice is to wash the rice. Rinsing the rice will remove excess starch and help avoid clumping.