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Cơm nị, Cham rice with butter, spices, cashews and coconut milk

Cơm nị, Cham rice with butter, spices, cashews and coconut milk

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The special rice dish of the Cham people of An Giang: rice cooked with butter, cardamom, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon, seasoned with curry oil and cas…

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Recipe from Hungda, AmieKim, Y Kpia Mlo and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Cơm ni is a traditional dish of the Cham people of Chau Giang, in the An Giang province. Some people add grapes to it. The coconut milk is added at the end, otherwise the rice tends to stick to the bottom of the bowl.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$6.97 $0.87 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $2.91
  • $0.46
  • $0.12
  • $0.00
  • $1.28
  • $1.34
  • $0.86

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the rice with a little salt, rinse it, then spread it out against the sides of a large colander and let it drain for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  2. Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the cardamom and cloves, stir, then the star anise and cinnamon, over low heat, until the spices release their fragrance.
  3. Add the rice and cook it for about 5 minutes over medium heat, until it becomes slightly translucent.
  4. Dissolve the salt, sugar, glutamate, and oil in the curry powder in warm water. Halve the cashew nuts, remove the salt, and mix them with the rice. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place the rice in a saucepan or rice cooker, pour in the seasoned water, and start cooking. ≈ 2 min
  6. When the rice is almost cooked, pour in the coconut milk, cover, and continue to cook. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Cơm nị, Cham rice with butter, spices, cashews and coconut milk

  • 1 kilogram of rice$2.91
  • 50 g of salted butter$0.46
  • 3 level teaspoons of salt$0.12
  • 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar$0.00
  • 2 tablespoons of curry oil$1.28
  • 100 g of roasted cashews$1.34
  • 150 g of coconut milk (or 200g of evaporated milk)$0.86

Total$6.97

that's $0.87 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of rice
  • 50 g of salted butter
  • 10 cardamom pods
  • 5 cloves of allspice
  • Two stars for badiane
  • 1 piece of cinnamon (about the length of a finger)
  • 3 level teaspoons of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of glutamate (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons of curry oil
  • 1.3 to 1.5 litres of lukewarm water
  • 100 g of roasted cashews
  • 150 g of coconut milk (or 200g of evaporated milk)

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