Coconut Rice / Pulao
April 24, 2020
: 4
: 20 min
: 30 min
: 50 min
: Quick and Easy
Learn how to make authentic style Coconut Rice popular in South Indian cuisine blended with Basmati Rice, coconut milk along with additional ingredients to enhance the flavors and texture to the recipe. It serves as sides for Vegetable kurma and Nonveg curries.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice - 2 cups
- Coconut Milk - 3 cups
- Urad Dhal - 1 tsp
- Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
- Bay Leaf -2
- Marathi moggu /kapok Buds - 2
- Green Cardamom - 2
- Cinnamon-2
- Cloves - 3
- Small red onions - 1 /2 cup
- Green chilies slice -2
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
- Mint leaves - few
- Curry leaves -few
- Cashew-nuts - few
- Salt - 1.5 tsp
- Oil -Canola
Directions
- Step 1 First step a pressure pan add oil 2 thsp allow it to become hot then add whole Garam masala all it fries for few seconds then add Urad dhal, fennel seeds.
- Step 2 Next add small red onions, green chilies, curry leaves, mint leaves fry for 2 to 3 minutes until onions turn light brown in color.
- Step 3 At this point add ginger garlic paste mix well with spatula fry for few seconds meanwhile add little water cook until raw smell leaves.
- Step 4 Next step add coconut milk 3 cups for 2 cups of Basmati Rice allow the coconut milk to boil blend with the masala mixture.
- Step 5 Keep the flame in medium only.
- Step 6 Finally, add the Basmati Rice to the mixture mix well add salt at this point mix well allow the mixture to boil turn the flame to low close the lid cook for 10 to 12 minutes until rice is cooked.
- Step 7 After 10 minutes slowly remove the lid check the water is drained out coconut rice is fully cooked.
- Step 8 Coconut Rice is ready for serving with vegetable kurma or nonveg gravies