COCONUT MILK RICE

Coconut milk Rice is one of the healthiest and tastiest rice recipes. It suits with non-veg curry and truly satisfies the meal of the day! Here, I will explain to you all, how to make coconut rice in the pressure cooker method, which is more famous in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For making coconut milk rice,  you can use regular rice or seeraka samba rice or basmati rice. I used regular rice to make this recipe. Adding Coconut milk extract, coconut oil will add flavor to the rice. Veg and Non-veg curry go well with this. I like to have mutton curry, mutton sukka along with coconut rice gives an amazing taste & it will stimulate your taste bud to want more and more.

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  Course: Veg Rice/ Vegan Rice

  Cuisine: Indian

  Prep Time: 20 minutes

  Cook Time:40 minutes

  Serving: 4

  Author: Bhuvana Devi

   

Ingredients:

•     Regular Rice-1½ cup-Water Ratio (1: 1.5)
•     Coconut oil  -2 tbsp
•      Ghee- 1 tbsp (skip if you are vegan)
•   Mustard seeds- 1tsp
•      Onion (chopped)- 1/2 cup
•      Green Chilly -4
•      Ginger Garlic paste-1tbsp
•      Bay leaf -1
•      Stone flower -3
•      Cinnamon- 2( 1-inch)
•      Cloves-5
•      Cardamom-4
•      Star Anise -1
•      Curry leaves- few
•      Mint leaves-( one full hand)
•      Salt- req 

Preparation

•         Wash and soak the rice for 10 min.
•         Take 1 ½ cup of grated coconut, add water, extract 1 ½ cup coconut milk.

Method:

·        Heat a pressure cooker pan with coconut oil, ghee. add, mustard, curry leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise, fennel seeds, and sauté it.

·        Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté well, until raw smell goes.

·        Add chopped onion, green chili. mint leaves, Saute well until onion turns glossy.

·        Add 1 -1/2 cup coconut milk and 1cup water and mix well. 

·        Add Rice and Check for salt, Mix well. 

·        Close the lid and cook for 5 whistles in low flame for regular rice.

            note : (20min soaked basmati rice -1 whistle in low flame rest for 10 min; 20min soaked

            Seeraka samba  rice -3 whistle in low flame and rest 10 min )

·        Turn off the flame and rest for 10min. 

Serve the tasty Tasty Coconut rice with Aloo green peas curry or mutton sukka or any non-veg curry.

Pictorial step by step Method:

     

 Prep Step 1:Wash and soak the rice for 10 min

  Prep step 2 : Take 1 ½ cup of grated coconut, add water, extract 1 ½ cup coconut milk. 

                                                                                               

                           

Step 1: Heat a pressure cooker with oil, ghee, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, stone flower, bay leaves, cardamom, and sauté well.

Step 2: Add ginger & garlic paste and sauté well until raw the smell goes.

   

Step 3: Add green chili, chopped onion, salt. sauté well, until onion turns glossy.

Step4: Add a mint leaf, sauté well.

Step 5: Add 1 -1/2 cup coconut milk and 1cup water and mix well. Cook for 2 min.

 

Step6: Now, add regular rice and mix well.

 

Step7: Check for salt, close the lid, and cook for 5 whistles in low flame. turn off the flame and rest for 10 min.

    Note : (20min soaked basmati rice -1 whistle, turn off the flame and rest for 10 min; 20min soaked seeraka samba  rice -3 whistle, turn off the flame and rest 10 min

   

      

Serve the tasty Tasty Coconut rice with Aloo green pea’s curry or mutton sukka, liver fry  or non-veg curry

                                                  

         

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