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Koko Araisa (Cocoa Rice)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 cups rice
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 orange leaf
  • 1 cup cocoa or koko Samoa

Directions

  1. Put the rice and water in a large pot and bring them to a boil.
  2. Add coconut milk to the rice mixture, or substitute anchor or carnation milk.
  3. Add sugar and orange leaf. Mix cocoa with hot water to form a thick liquid and add to the rice mixture. Make sure the cocoa is fully mixed into the liquid in the pot. Bring to a boil. Remove orange leaf.
  4. Cocoa rice should be in a thick soup-like condition. Sweeten to taste.