coconut milk rice | indian recipe

coconut milk rice| indian recipe

 My mother hails from coastal Andhra region. I got this authentic coconut milk rice recipe from her.Tastes amazing. The addition of veggies is optional.

Ingredients

1 cup rice (washed and soaked as required)

1 cup chopped coconut pieces  (can use store bought coconut milk too)

1 ¾ cups Water  (adjust as needed)

2 green chili

Fistful of chopped carrots

Fistful of peas

Few cashews

Few tbsps. grated coconut

2 tbsps ghee

Spices

1 bay leaf

4 cardamoms

6 cloves

2 inch cinnamon stick

Few pepper corn

½ tsp cumin / jeera

Method

1.   Grind chopped coconut pieces with 1 cup water. Filter and extract the milk.alternately can use store bought milk.

2.   Heat ghee in a pan, sauté all the spices for a min, add veggies if using, fry for a min

3.   Pour the coconut milk and add salt

4.   When it comes to a boil, add the rice and cook till the rice is done

5.   Heat another pan, fry the grated coconut till it turns slightly brown. Add cashews and fry

6.   Once the rice is done, garnish with fried cashews and coconut