Coconut rice recipe. The other version is to use coconut milk & mild spices. I made this exactly by the recipe. I though it was excellent and though the flavouring was perfect.
Rinse and drain rice in cold water.
Place in a saucepan with water, coconut milk, and salt.
Our coconut rice recipe pairs beautifully with Indian food dishes.
You can have Coconut rice recipe using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Coconut rice recipe
- You need 2 cups of Cooked rice - heaped.
- Prepare 1 cup of Fresh grated coconut -.
- It's of For the seasoning.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Oil -.
- You need 1 tsp of Mustard seeds –.
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Chanadal/Bengal Gram/kadalai paruppu – Urad dal –.
- Prepare 2 of Red chillies –.
- Prepare 1 of Green chillies slit.
- Prepare of Curry leaves – few.
- Prepare 1 inch of Ginger (finely chopped or slivered) – piece.
- It's 1 pinch of Asafoetida/Hing –.
- It's 8-10 of Cashew nuts -.
Coconut rice makes a deliciously easy side dish that can be served with a variety of Thai and Indian dishes such as curries, stir-fried. Unlike some coconut rice recipes, this coconut rice is not sticky. Preparation Rinse rice in a large bowl with cool water until water runs clear. Coconut milk lends rice both fat and sweetness, making it a richer, more mellow side than plain rice.
Coconut rice recipe step by step
- Cook rice in such a way that each grains are separate. Add a tsp of oil (any cooking oil)to the cooked rice and spread the rice on a plate to cool. You can use ordinary rice or basmati rice..
- Grate coconut and keep all the ingredients needed for seasoning ready. Fresh coconut is recommended for this recipe..
- Heat oil in a kadai/ pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds (optional) when it splutters, add chanadal, urad dal and red chillies. (add chanadal first as it will take time to get roasted, then add urad dal).
- When dal changes colour slightly, add green chillies, slivered ginger, asafoetida, curry leaves and cashew nuts. Sauté until cashew nuts turn golden brown. (remove the red chillies when sauteing cashewnuts. Once the cashew nuts turn golden brown, add the fried red chillies back - this is to prevent the red chillies from getting burnt)..
- Add grated coconut and sauté for a few minutes. It is not necessary to fry the grated coconut until it turn brown. Add salt needed and mix well and switch off the heat..
- Fluff cooked rice with a fork and add it to the prepared coconut mix. Mix the cooked rice well with the coconut. Serve with papads or chips or any gravy or kuzhambu of your choice..
To make it, simply replace half of the cooking water with coconut milk. This easy coconut rice is rich, aromatic and delicious! Jasmine rice is mixed with coconut milk and Recipe can be made with white or brown jasmine rice. If using brown jasmine rice, follow cooking. One of the best things about this recipe is that super simple and easy to make.
