Name: Creamy Coconut - Night Jasmine Flower Rice recipe by Sai Priya at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup Jasmine rice; 1/4 cup Flower stem; 1/2 cup Thick coconut milk; 1 tbsp Cashew nut; 2 tbsps Raisin; 1 tsp Green cardamom powder; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 tsps Clarified butter; 1 cup Water

ABOUT Creamy Coconut - Night Jasmine Flower Rice RECIPE

Parijata, also known as GangaShiuli in Odiya & Night Jasmine in English is Lord Krishna's favorite flower. But using the flowers come into picture few years back I started using them and later i came across the various use of it. While Assamese add these to fish curry ,many used as a replacement of Saffron. Yeah ,they call it Poor Men's Saffron.

Ingredients Serving: 2

1 cup Jasmine rice
1/4 cup Flower stem
1/2 cup Thick coconut milk
1 tbsp Cashew nut
2 tbsps Raisin
1 tsp Green cardamom powder
1 tsp Sugar
2 tsps Clarified butter
1 cup Water

Instructions

Soak rice for 5 minute. Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashew nut ,raisin for a minute. Take them out and fry the rice & flower stems for 2 minute in the same oil.
Start boiling water .Once it reaches boiling point ,add rice along with flower to it.
Let it cook for 5 minute. Add coconut milk ,sugar and cardamom powder .Cook for another 5 minute till they are done. Add fried cashew nut and raisin. Serve warm.

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