Coconut rice

This can be made in two different ways. One is made with coconut milk and the other with grated coconut. The latter one can be had plain but the one with coconut milk need be eaten with gravy vegetable or korma. Coconut milk can be extracted from the fresh coconut or can be bought readymade.

Ingredients:

2 cups basmati rice or any small grain rice, 1 coconut, 1 onion, 3 green chillis, 5 elaichi (cardamom), 5 laung (cloves), ½ tsp black pepper corns, tej patta, 2 tbsp oil and salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. Break the coconut , take out the coconut pieces put in the mixer with water and grind it. 
2. Stain the stuff for milk and discard the coconut roughage. 
3. Wash the rice and keep ready for use. 
4. Slice the onion finely. 
5. Heat oil in a pan put the spices and sliced onion, fry a little, add the rice, salt and coconut milk. the ratio is 2:3, that is 2 rice and 3 coconut milk. 
6. Transfer the ingredients into the rice cooker and cook till done. 

Serve hot with mixed vegetable korma

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