This Easy Coconut Rice is the perfect side dish for all your favourite Asian-style meals! Make it in under 20 minutes with only a few simple ingredients! 
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I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for new side dishes to jazz up our weeknight meal routine. We eat rice about once a week and for some reason we’ve been in one of those flavourless white rice ruts! Can you relate?? This Easy Coconut Lime Rice is just about as easy to prepare as regular white rice, but it’s got TONS of flavour your family will love! 
I’ve shared so many of my favourite Asian-style recipes with you in the past, like these Healthy Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowls, these Korean Beef Rice Bowls, and this fantastic Honey Garlic Shrimp recipe. This Easy Coconut Lime Rice would be the perfect side dish for any of those delicious and easy dinner options!
How to make Coconut Rice
Making this Easy Lime Coconut Rice is so easy, especially if you have a rice cooker. Simply add all the ingredients to your rice cooker, set to cook, and let the rice cooker do all the work! If you don’t have a rice cooker, simply follow the stove-top directions outlined in the yellow recipe card below – just add all the ingredients to a medium pot, cook on medium heat until all the liquid is absorbed, let stand with the lid on for several minutes, fluff with a fork, and serve! Real, good-quality coconut milk is an essential ingredient in this Easy Coconut Lime Rice Recipe – be sure to buy the canned variety and steer clear of the coconut milk beverage sold in the natural beverage aisle.
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I hope you love this Easy Coconut Lime Rice as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite Asian-style main dish you’d serve with this Easy Coconut Lime Rice? I’d love to know!
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Coconut Lime Rice Recipe Video
Watch the video below to see exactly how I make this delicious recipe. You can find more delicious recipe videos on my YouTube channel.
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Easy Coconut Lime Rice
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup white basmati rice
- 1 3/4 cups canned coconut milk one 14.5oz can (mix well before incorporating so both the coconut water and coconut cream are included)
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 lime juice and zest
- chopped parsley or cilantro for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Rice Cooker Instructions:
- Measure your rice, water and coconut milk with the same measuring cup so the volume measurements are exactly the same. You can even use the coconut milk can to measure the water and rice.
- Add the rice, coconut milk, water, salt, lime juice and lime zest (if using) to your rice cooker. Stir to combine.
- Place the lid on and set to cook. When the rice cooker lets you know the rice is done (it will switch from COOK to KEEP WARM), fluff with a fork and serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley for garnish, if desired.
Stove Top Instructions:
- Add the rice, coconut milk, water, salt, lime juice and lime zest to a medium pot. Stir well to combine.
- Put the lid on and cook over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes, or until it appears all the liquid has absorbed.
- Remove the pot from the heat and let sit for about 10 minutes with the lid on.
- Fluff with a fork and serve.
Lora says
So great to have as a side with all my favorite Asian dishes!!
The Busy Baker says
So glad you like the recipe!! 🙂
Nicole says
I can’t seem to make this without the bottom burning- medium heat as instructed and both times now the bottom has burned (& rice doesnt cook) Help?!
The Busy Baker Team says
Try lowering the heat a bit, to a medium low. Hope this helps!
Catalina says
This rice looks heavenly!Perfect for my busy weeknights!
The Busy Baker says
So glad you love the recipe!! 🙂
Katerina @ diethood .com says
Such a wonderful rice recipe!! Perfect for weeknights!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks!
Elle says
This sounds fabulous! Pinning to use later this week <3
The Busy Baker says
So glad you like the recipe!! 🙂
giselle picillo says
This looks delish, just wondering about the 3 cups liquid to 1 cup rice. Isn’t the usual ratio 2:1. I don’t want to go ahead and make it, only to have it all mushy and soggy.
Chrissie says
Great question! Because the coconut milk is partially coconut fat solids, it isn’t actually 3 cups liquid. The coconut cream makes the rice soft and fluffy, and it’s never mushy when I make it 🙂
Jacquelyn Hastert says
I love how easy this rice is to make! I can’t wait to add it to my lists of side dishes.
The Busy Baker says
Thanks so much! I hope you give it a try!
Deseree says
Thank you for making note that this recipe MUST be made with canned coconut milk and not the jug. I would have overlooked that.
The Busy Baker says
I hope you enjoyed the recipe! 🙂
Krysta says
I’m gonna make this with a green curry some time! Have you ever used jasmine rice?
Chrissie says
Yes, any long grain rice should work 🙂
Demeter says
This is one side dish that is perfect with so many meals! I never get tried of it.
Chrissie says
Thanks! I’m so glad 🙂
Cathy says
I can’t wait to try this! Sounds so flavorful!
Chrissie says
Thanks!
Catalina says
Our whole family will go crazy over this rice! This is a winner!
Chrissie says
You’ll love it! Thanks!
Melanie Bauer says
Looks really amazing! Love how simple and easy to make this side dish, need to try this!
Chrissie says
Thanks so much!
Jade Manning says
how awesome I’ve never made my own rice like this, perfect side dish!
Chrissie says
Thanks so much!
Jacquelyn Hastert says
This would pair well with so many main entrees. I can’t wait to taste the flavor that explodes from this.
The Busy Baker says
Let me know how you like it!
Sandra | A Dash of Sanity says
I love it! Looks like my new favorite side!
The Busy Baker says
So glad you love the recipe!! 🙂
Michelle says
Silly question perhaps, but do you use unsweetened coconut milk?
Chrissie says
Yes, definitely!
JLaMeier says
Fantastic recipe. Will become a staple on my menu rotation.
The Busy Baker says
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the positive feedback!
Christina says
Very easy recipe and tastes great. I added cilantro at the end and served with chicken tikka masala.
The Busy Baker Team says
I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback!
Becky says
Quick tip – The coconut milk was not mixing, so I heated up some water in the microwave and put the can in it to melt the coconut oil part.
And yum… I need to find more easy dishes to serve with this… It’s not often you find yourself searching for basin dishes to pair with a side dish! (LOL.)
The Busy Baker Team says
You can try our Dairy Free Butter Chicken or our Lentil Daal Curry https://thebusybaker.ca/easy-dairy-free-butter-chicken/ https://thebusybaker.ca/easy-one-pan-lentil-daal-curry/
Jennifer says
This feels like a silly question, but do you boil the rice first when using the stovetop method? I always boil rice but that step is not mentioned here. Excited to try this recipe!
Ana (The Busy Baker Team) says
No, you add the uncooked rice, coconut milk, water, salt, lime juice and lime zest to a medium pot. Stir well to combine.
Put the lid on and cook on the stove over medium-low heath. Let us know how it turns out! Hope this helps ☺️