Coconut milk rice - (Rich & heavy)

Coconut has more medical value when it is been used at right proportion on daily cooking. Even cholesterol wont increase if we use the grated coconut raw without cooking. So in most of my curries I used to add grated coconut at last and immediately switch off flame.  My mom used to do this coconut milk rice recipe more frequently as my dad loves it. This rice is very easy to make once all ingredients are kept ready. It's my favorite one pot cooking recipe. Simple to make, also more delicious and rich. One will feel heavy after eating this recipe :). This rice is served along with any fry or gravies such as kurma, bindhi gravy, egg gravy...

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves -4 

Ingredients:

Soaked & boiled channa - 1 cup (White/black)
Basmathi rice - 1 cup
Water- 1 1/2 cup
Coconut milk (1st milk /thick milk) -3/4 cup
Onion - 1 large (Finely chopped)
Green chilli - 1 (slit into 4)
Curry leaves - few nos
Cashewnut - few nos
Cardamom - 2 no
Bay leaf - 1 no
Cinnamon stick - 1 no
Cloves - 2
Jeera - 1 teaspoon
Raisin, nuts - 1 tablespoon (optional)
Ghee - 2 tablespoon
Oil- 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste 
 
Method:

1. Soak white/black channa overnight and pressure cook it for 4 whistles. Make sure it is par-boiled to 70%, as it is cooked along with rice again.

 

2. Wash and soak basmathi rice for 20 mins.

3. Heat oil and ghee together in pressure pan. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, jeera, cardamom, geeen chilli, curry leaves and cashewnut one after other and saute well in oil.
4. Add sliced onion and saute well until it turns slight brown color. Now add basmathi rice and par-boiled channa to it and saute well.



5. Finally add water, coconut milk and salt to it. Pressure cook it for 4 whistles.
6. Serve it by adding raisin, and nuts finally.



Now yummy and tasty Coconut milk rice is ready to be served.

Serving Tips:

1. It is optional to use raisin, cashew and nuts. It is added to increase richness of the dish. This rice almost taste like navarathna pulao.
2. While serving we can even add pomegranate, dry fruits and chopped pineapple to it.