Forbidden Rice Coconut Bowls

Creamy forbidden rice, crunchy veggies, and a spicy coconut milk sauce combine to create this delicious plant-based dish! 

Forbidden Rice Coconut Bowls

Add this flavor-packed bowl filled with crunchy veggies, creamy forbidden rice, and spicy coconut milk sauce to your meal plan this week!

Pin Recipe Print Recipe

Prep Time:45 minutes mins

Cook Time:45 minutes mins

Total Time:1 hour hr

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Rice

• 1 Cup forbidden rice
• 1 ¼ Cups vegetable stock
• ½ Cup coconut milk
• dash salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Sauce

• ¾ Cup coconut milk
• ½ Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1-2 Tablespoons chili crunch sauce according to taste

Veggies 1

• 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
• 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
• 4 ounces snow peas sliced
• 4 ounces mushrooms sliced
• 2 medium shallots sliced
• 3 cloves garlic sliced
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ Cup minced fresh Thai basil, cilantro, and mint

Veggies 2

• 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
• ½ can hearts of palm cut into 1/2” slices
• 1 medium zucchini cut into 1” chunks
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Toppings

• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
• basil leaf sprigs

Instructions

• Cook Rice: Add all rice ingredients to saucepan and cook according to time on package.
• Make sauce: Combine sauce ingredients together in small saucepan and set aside.
• Prepare Veggies 1: Heat oil over medium in a wok or large fry pan.
• Sautee mushrooms and shallots for 5 minutes or until softened and most of mushroom liquid is cooked off. Stir occasionally.
• Add garlic and sauté another 2 minutes, stirring frequently (add tiny amount of liquid if browning too much).
• Add peas, salt, and pepper and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Turn heat to med-low. Toss in herbs and heat through 1 minute. Turn off heat and cover with a cocked lid until ready to reheat lightly just before serving.
• Prepare Veggies 2: Heat large cast iron skillet over medium heat until hot.
• Add oil and heat a few seconds, add hearts of palm into a single layer and cook about 3 minutes until brown, flip them to other side.
• Add zucchini chunks, salt, and pepper keeping everything in a single layer. Cook 3-4 more minutes until browned.
• Put it all together: Turn Veggies 1 back on med heat and heat just until hot again, heat sauce over medium until steaming. To serve: place ¼ rice in bowl, top with ¼ Veggies 1 & 2 and ¼ sauce. Add a sprinkle of sesame seeds and basil leaf sprigs. Repeat for remaining bowls.

Notes

• Proportion basil, cilantro, and mint to your liking. I do about 2/5 basil, 2/5 cilantro, 1/5 mint
• Store-bought Chili Crunch Sauce usually contains inflammatory oil and excessive sodium. My recipe for chili crunch only takes about 10 minutes. Note: For nutrition facts, I used my chili crunch sauce.
• Add steamed edamame as an appetizer for additional protein and to make it a meal.

Preferred ingredients – Coconut Milk: Native Forest Simple Coconut Milk, Avocado Oil: Avohass Organic Avocado Oil, 

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 43.3g | Protein: 11.7g | Fat: 16.1g | Saturated Fat: 4.7g | Cholesterol: 43.3mg | Sodium: 438mg | Potassium: 1174mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin D: 39µg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 6mg

Calories: 337kcal

Author: Emily Haygood

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Why I Love These Forbidden Rice Bowls

Looking for more bowls?

Check out all of Savored Joy’s satisfying, nutritious bowls!