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Coconut Rice Easy

Coconut rice
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Rice
  • 3 tbsp Grated coconut
  • 2 ½ Coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 2 inch Cinnamom(broken) Karugapatta
  • 3 nos Cloves Grambu
  • ¼ tsp Cardamom seeds Elakka
  • 2 Bay leaves optional, Vazhana/Karuga ela
  • 3 nos Green chillies finely cut
  • 1 tbsp Coconut jaggery coarsely crumbed
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 12 nos Cashewnuts cut in small pieces
  • 20 nos Raisins Onakka munthiri
  • 1 ¼ Water

Instructions
 

  • Wash rice and drain.
  • Heat ghee in a large pan over medium heat.
  • Add green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves. Stir for few seconds.
  • Add jaggery and when it melts, add rice. Saute for 5 minutes.
  • Add coconut milk and water in measured quantity.
  • Increase the heat and bring to boil. Then lower the heat, cover and cook for about 15-20 minutes, till all the liquid has evaporated.
  • Sprinkle grated coconut, cashews and raisins.
  • Lightly fluff the rice with a fork.
  • :- Serve hot.
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