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Recipe: Yemaya Coconut Rice

Recipe: Yemaya Coconut Rice

Last updated on: July 7, 2022 at 4:21 pm by Lilith Dorsey

Recipe: Yemaya Coconut Rice 2022-07-07T16:21:44-05:00 Lilith Dorsey

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Yemaya is the Orisha of the Ocean in the Lucumi (Santeria) religion. A Mother to all, she rides the waves with her gentleness and blessings. Cooking is one of the simplest and also most divine ways to honor the Orisha, even if you are not initiated in the tradition. Many honor her on her feast day September 7th, which is quickly approaching. Like all Orisha she should be treated with respect and great care.

In my post Oh My Yemaya, I list traditional offerings given to her. These can be left at the beach or ocean, or on your Yemaya shrine if you have one.

Traditional Offerings for Yemaya

Coconut
Plantains
Bananas
Black Eyed Peas
Pineapple
Watermelon – uncut
Watercress
Molasses
White Roses
Blue Roses

This summer I taught my ritual cooking workshop at a festival and we all enjoyed making this coconut rice, as well as grilled pineapple salsa, drunken oranges, and some other delicious treats. My Godmother asked me to share this recipe, and I am happy to do so.

Yemaya Coconut Rice Recipe

1 cup coconut water
½ cup coconut milk
½ cup water
1 cup rice
1 Tbs. Butter

Place coconut water, water, coconut milk, and butter into a large saucepan. Cook on medium heat until the water begins to simer. Add rice and stir well. Turn heat down to low, cover, and simmer rice 15-20 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed. Add salt and pepper to taste if desired, and serve warm. Makes 3-4 generous servings.

African-American Ritual Cookbook by Lilith Dorsey

For more recipes please see my African-American Ritual Cookbook, available on Amazon and Etsy. If you have enjoyed this recipe please remember to share, share, share, this dish, and hopefully this post. Many blessings and Happy Eating!

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About Lilith Dorsey

Lilith Dorsey M.A., hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I, New York University, and the University of London, and their magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria also known as Lucumi, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Lilith Dorsey is also a Voodoo Priestess and in that capacity has been doing successful magick since 1991 for patrons, is editor/publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly, filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water :Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation,’ and choreographer/performer for jazz legend Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. They have long been committed to providing accurate and respectful information about the African Traditional Religions and are proud to be a published Black author of such titles as Voodoo and African Traditional Religion, 55 Ways to Connect to Goddess, The African-American Ritual Cookbook, Love Magic, the bestselling Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens and the award winning Water Magic. You can read more about the author here.

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