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Coconut Milk Rice

Course Rice
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice washed and drained
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 small pc cinnamon
  • 1 star anise
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 cardamom
  • 5 black peppercorn
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • 2 green chillies slit
  • 2 onions thickly sliced
  • 400 ml can coconut milk
  • 400 ml water
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add all the whole masalas and fry till fragrant, not more than a couple of minutes.
  • Add in the ginger and garlic paste and fry till the raw smell is gone. Add the onion and green chillies and saute till soft.
  • Add the drained rice and fry for a couple of minutes. Add in the coconut milk and water.
  • Adjust the salt. Close the lid and keep the flame on high.
  • Cook till one whistle and switch off. Allow the pressure to go by itself.
  • Open the cooker, fluff up the rice with a fork.
  • Serve warm with any spicy curry of your choice!!!

Notes

You can cook the rice on stove top without using the pressure cooker.