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Moksi alesi

Non-vegetarian

Surinamese Creole 'mixed rice': rice cooked with black-eyed peas, chicken, salted meat and salt fish in coconut milk, seasoned with celery leaves and hot pepper.

Moksi alesi is a Surinamese rice dish, ready in about 1 hour 35 minutes and made with black-eyed peas (dried) and long-grain white rice. It serves 6 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep
15 min
Cook
1 h 15 min
Rest
5 min
Total
1 h 35 min
Serves
6
Level
Easy
Calories
572

Plus soaking time if using salt fish.

Ingredients

6 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Boil the black-eyed peas (opens in a new tab) in 1 litre of water for 30–35 minutes until tender. Drain, keeping the liquid.

  2. Step 2

    Brown the chicken and ham (opens in a new tab) in the oil, then add the onion (opens in a new tab), garlic (opens in a new tab), tomato (opens in a new tab) and celery (opens in a new tab) and cook until soft.

    Food safety: Wash hands and boards after handling raw chicken.

    Meat searing in a hot pan
    How it looks · Photo: Skylar Kang on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Add the rice, peas, salt fish, coconut milk (opens in a new tab), whole pepper, salt and black pepper (opens in a new tab) with 450 ml of the pea liquid (top up with water). Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on low for 25 minutes.

    • 28 min
    • low heat

  4. Step 4

    Rest 5 minutes, remove the pepper (opens in a new tab), fluff and serve.

    • 1 min

    Food safety: Cool leftover rice quickly and refrigerate within an hour.

About this dish

Origin
Suriname · Well documentedAlso popular in NetherlandsMore food from Suriname
Dish
Lunch · Dinner · Rice dishes · Main courses
Cooking method
Boiled, Simmered
Taste
savoury, salty, herby
Diet
No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients · High-protein
All labelsNon-vegetarian · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Beef-free · High-protein
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
One-pot · Budget-friendly
Cook more with
Black-eyed peas (dried) · Long-grain white rice · Chicken thigh · Ham · Onion · Garlic
Techniques
Boiling · Simmering

Allergens

  • Contains, can be adapted: Fishfrom salt cod
  • Contains: Celeryfrom celery

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

572 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 548 g · recipe makes 6

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 21%
  • Carbohydrate 52%
  • Fat 27%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy572 kcal104 kcal
Protein29.7 g5.4 g
Carbohydrate74.7 g13.6 g
Net carbohydrate——
Sugars——
Added sugars0 g0 g
Fibre——
Fat17.1 g3.1 g
Saturated fat7.6 g1.4 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol80 mg15 mg
Sodium835 mg152 mg
Salt equivalent2.1 g0.4 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
831 mg
Calcium
106 mg
Iron
7.1 mg
Magnesium
113 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
26 µg
Vitamin C
11 mg
Vitamin D
0.1 µg
Vitamin B12
0.5 µg
Folate (DFE)
440 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: salt cod.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Serve with

  • With fried plantain, baked chicken and a little pepper sauce.

Storage

  • Refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Reheating

  • Reheat covered with a splash of water until piping hot.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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Main ingredient

Used in steps 1, 2, 3

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