Coconut Rice Easy
Kerala-style flavoured rice — each grain separate, gently spiced, and cooked until it is just tender. A squeeze of lime and a handful of fried cashews finish it off.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 2 cup Rice
- 3 tbsp Coconut — grated
- 2 ½ Coconut milk
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 2 inch Cinnamom(broken (Karugapatta)
- 3 nos Cloves (Grambu)
- ¼ tsp Cardamom seeds (Elakka)
- 2 Bay leaves , Vazhana ela — optional (Karuga)
- 3 nos Green chillies finely cut
- 1 tbsp Coconut jaggery coarsely crumbed
- 1 tsp Salt
- 12 nos Cashewnuts cut in small pieces
- 20 nos Raisins Onakka munthiri
- 1 ¼ Water
Preparation
Step 1
Wash rice and drain.
Step 2
Heat ghee in a large pan over medium heat.
Step 3
Add green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves. Stir for few seconds.
Step 4
Add jaggery and when it melts, add rice. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
Step 5
Add coconut milk and water in measured quantity.
Step 6
Increase the heat and bring to boil. Then lower the heat, Put the lid on and cook for about 15-20 minutes, till all the liquid has evaporated.
Step 7
Sprinkle grated coconut, cashews and raisins.
Step 8
Lightly fluff the rice with a fork. Serve hot.
Tip
For each cup of rice, use slightly less water than usual when adding other liquid ingredients like coconut milk or stock.
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