Name: Coconut Rice recipe by naga saraswathi at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: basmati rice 2 cups; ghee 4 spoons; Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon; mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon; dried red chillies broken 3; Scraped Coconut 2 cups; green peas, shelled and blanched 1 cup; large carrotvcut in to cubes 1; cashewnuts 9; Salt to taste

Ingredients Serving: 6

basmati rice 2 cups
ghee 4 spoons
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
dried red chillies broken 3
Scraped Coconut 2 cups
green peas, shelled and blanched 1 cup
large carrotvcut in to cubes 1
cashewnuts 9
Salt to taste

Instructions

clean wash and soak rice in three cups of water for fifteen to twenty minutes. drain and cook rice in sufficient salted boiling water till done.drain refresh and keep aside
heat two tablespoons of pure ghee in a thick bottomed vessel and add cumin and mustard seeds.
when they begin to change colour add red chillies and coconut and saute on medium heat for two to three minutes till it emits a nice aroma
add green peas and carrots and continue to saute for a minute .add the cooked rice and salt and toss to mix well. transfer the rice onto a serving plate.
heat one tablespoon of ghee in a pan,add cashewnuts and fry on low heat till light golden
garnish the rice with cashews ,coconut, coriander and serve very tasty healthy food

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