Koonthal Chor | Malabar Squid Rice
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups Palakkadan Matta brown rice
- 500 gm squid cleaned and cut into pcs
- 3 green chlillies minced
- 1 tbsp fenugreek
- Handful curry leaves
- 5-6 shallots sliced
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- Salt to taste
- 1 litre water
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for the koonthal choru into a large pressure cooker and give it a nice stir.
- Keep the cooker on medium-high flame till the first whistle comes through.
- Lower the pressure and cook on your lowest flame for another 5 minutes.
- Switch off the flame and let the pressure go on its own.
- Open your cooker and mix the rice once more to combine all ingredients well.
- Serve hot with dal, any pickle and pappadam!!!!
Notes
The rule of thumb for the water is a little less than double the water, around 1/2 cup less.
The rice is usually a little over cooked, so don't worry about it.