Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Coconut Milk Rice



Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups

Coconut - 1  1/2 cups
Onion- 1 
Tomato - 1
Green chillies - 4 nos
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Bay leaf - 2

kasa kasa paste -1 tsp
Mint and coriander leaves - a handful
Ghee and oil - 2 tbsp

Method:
Chop the onion into thin long slices and chop the tomato.

Heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker then add cloves,cardamom,cinnamon and bay leaf.
Add the onions, ginger-garlic paste, tomato, green chillies and mint leaves. 
Saute for a few minutes.

Measure water using the same cup. The water should be twice the quantity of rice. Use this water to extract milk from coconut.

When it starts to boil, add kasa kasa paste, soaked rice and close the lid.
Cook, till it`s done. 
 Serve with hot and spicy gravy.