Name: Coconut Milk Rice recipe by Hema Shakthi at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Basmati rice - 1 cup; Coconut Milk - 1 1/2 cups; Green Chillies - 2; onion - 1; Garlic - 4 flakes; Cinnamon stick - 1; Cloves - 2; Cardamom Powder - 1/2 teaspoon; Mint Leaves - A Handful; Ghee - 1 tablespoon; Salt - as needed or 1 teaspoon; Cashew nuts - 10

ABOUT Coconut Milk Rice RECIPE

Coconut milk is rich creamy liquid prepared from coconut. In order to make coconut milk you will take the coconut and grate the flesh, and keep it in hot water and squeezing the milk out through a filter or cloth. Fresh coconut with thick, creamy flesh will create a higher quality milk than older coconuts that have dry flesh.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Coconut Milk - 1 1/2 cups
Green Chillies - 2
onion - 1
Garlic - 4 flakes
Cinnamon stick - 1
Cloves - 2
Cardamom Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Mint Leaves - A Handful
Ghee - 1 tablespoon
Salt - as needed or 1 teaspoon
Cashew nuts - 10

Instructions

Soak basmati rice in half cup of water.
Heat ghee in a pressure pan and fry cashew nuts till golden and keep aside.
In the same ghee, add cinnamon and cloves and fry for a minute.
Now add cardamom powder, green chillies, mint leaves, garlic and onion and fry well till raw smell goes.
Now add coconut milk and half cup of water and add salt.
When it boils add rice and mix well.
Close the lid and keep the weight.
When one whistle comes switch off the stove.
Remove the lid and add fried cashew nuts and mix well.
Coconut milk rice is ready to serve.

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