Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice (using coconut milk)

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A very easy recipe but a festive one.You can make this for any occasion.

Ingredients:

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Coconut milk - 1 can (8 oz)

Basmati Rice - 4 rice cooker cups

Garlic - 8

Ginger - 1 inch size

(Grind ginger and garlic together and make a paste)

Green chilli - 4

Cashew - 12 (optional)

Onion- 1 small

Cinnamon stick - 1

Cardamom-2

cloves - 4

Dries bayleaf - 1

Butter - 1/2 stick

oil - 1/4 cup

salt - app. 1 tbsp

Method:

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Soak basmati rice in water for 1/2 an hour and drain well.

For Rice cooker,

Heat butter and oil in a pan.Add the cinnamon,cardomom,cloves,bayleaf and cashew.Add onion and green chilli and cook for a minute. Add ginger garlic paste and cook for a few minutes.

Now take 1 can coconut milk(it comes upto 2 1/2 rice cooker cup) and 31/2 cups water in the rice cooker.Ratio of rice and liquid is 1:1 1/2.Add salt.Now add basmati rice and the cooked masala.

For oven ,

Heat butter and oil in a pan.Add the cinnamon,cardomom,cloves,bayleaf and cashew.Add onion and green chilli and cook for a minute. Add ginger garlic paste and cook for a few minutes.

Add 1 can coconut milk(it comes upto 2 1/2 rice cooker cup) and 31/2 cups water.Ratio of rice and liquid is 1:1 1/2.Add salt.After it starts boiling,add basmati rice.Now when the liquid is all soaked up by the rice,cover it airtight with an aluminium foil and put it in the oven.350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Serve hot with any gravy... preferably non veg !!