Jamaican Rice and "Peas" : Sri Lanka Recipes : Malini's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 fresh coconut, cracked and meat removed from shell
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight in 3 cups of water
• 1/2 pound smoked pork hocks, tails, or other meat for flavoring, optional
• 4 cloves garlic, smashed
• 4 scallions, crushed*
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 scotch bonnet, halved and seeded
• 2 1/2 cups long grain rice, washed and drained