Coconut Milk Rice is a tasty, fragrant rice made by cooking rice with freshly ground spices, tempered onions and coconut milk. Coconut milk recipe presented here is with a masala twist and featured with step by step pictures. Coconut milk rice is definite try at home who wish variations in the meal.
Ever since I started making pulaos and biriyanis I find it easier than our regular meals menu and we enjoy it more. This time I made use of the ready coconut milk powder – Thanks to the sis who introduced me to it and sent packs of it!Saw this Coconut milk rice or biryani recipe in a magazine, I adjusted it a bit and made it few days back and we totally loved the flavour of the biriyani. With peas added it gives a nice crunch to it.
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Coconut Milk Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1 big onion chopped lengthwise
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water
- salt to taste
To grind to a paste:
- 1/2 cup tightly packed mint leaves /pudina
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 3 green chillies
- 2 red chillies
- 3 tbsp coconut grated
- 1/2 inch piece ginger
- 4 pearls garlic
To temper:
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp oil
- a small piece bay leaf
- 1/4 inch piece cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
Instructions
- Grind the ingredients under ‘to grind’ with little water to a semi fine paste. Set aside.
- Presoak basmati rice for 15mins and set aside.
- In a pressure cooker heat oil + ghee and add the ingredients under ‘to temper’ and saute for a minute.
- Add onions and fry till golden brown. Then add the paste and fry till oil seperates and raw smell leaves.
- Then add peas, required salt and basmati rice(drain water and then add).
- Add coconut milk and give a stir. Add water and once it starts to boil, close and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Once pressure releases, fluff it with a fork and give a quick stir without breaking the rice.
- Coconut Milk rice is flavourful and easy to put it together for parties too.
- With the ease of getting coconut milk powder, now even making coconut milk is a breeze 🙂
Notes
- You can make it plain coconut milk rice too skipping peas. Or use the same recipe for making vegetable biriyani.
- You can + or – as per your preferred spice level.
- I usually use the ratio of rice : water as 1:1.5 cups but you can use 2 cups too if you want your rice to be slightly moist.
- You can also add sweet corn which pairs well with peas.
- As I’ve mentioned I used coconut milk powder, you can even use fresh thick (first) coconut milk .
How to make Coconut Milk Rice
1.Grind the ingredients under ‘to grind’ with little water to a semi fine paste.Set aside. In a pressure cooker heat oil + ghee and add the ingredients under ‘to temper’ and saute for a minute.Presoak basmati rice for 15mins and set aside
2.Add onions and fry till golden brown. Then add the paste and fry till oil seperates and raw smell leaves.
3.Then add peas, required salt and basmati rice(drain water and then add). Add coconut milk and give a stir.
4.Add water and once it starts to boil, close and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Once pressure releases, fluff it with a fork and give a quick stir without breaking the rice.
This biriyani is flavourful and easy to put it together for parties too. With the ease of getting coconut milk powder, now even making coconut milk is a breeze.
Expert Tips
- You can make it plain coconut milk biriyani too skipping peas. Or use the same recipe for making vegetable biriyani.
- The orginal recipe called for 3 red chillies and 4 green chillies I reduced it adjusting to our spice level. You can + or – as per your preferred spice level.
- I usually use the ratio of rice : water as 1:1.5 cups but you can use 2 cups too if you want your rice to be slightly moist.
- You can also add sweet corn which pairs well with peas.
- As I’ve mentioned I used coconut milk powder, you can even use fresh thick(first) coconut milk.
Ramya
The last click explains how yummy the biriyani was:-)
jeyashrisuresh
I have never tried biryani with coconut milk, sounds yum and perfect one pot meal
Radhika
I love the addition of coconut milk to one pot meals. So flavorsome. Tickling Palates
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Sangeetha
recently i too made coconut milk biryani with chickpeas…loved your ground masalas,sounds very flavorful n yummy biryani…
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Paaka Shaale
The biryani looks very yummy Sharmilee. My mouth is watering 🙂
savitha ramesh
Flavourfull biriyani.love the clicks as usual.
Divya Kudua
I love mint flavor in my biryani too-never tried with coconut milk.I love the ease of ready to make coconut milk powders too-makes cooking with it a breeze!
PriyaVaasu
Looks Delicious!!!!
Anisha Ranjit
I'm gonna love this… I've recently started appreciating the coconut milk flavour… N peas pulao is my favourite one pot meal.
Happy Cook / Finla
Looks super yumm, i am going to make this once when i make a kebab or some other grilled meat,
Uma
With Mint flavor,coconut taste I can predict, it gives an awesome taste. I have already book marked your way of preparing pulao. now this is added to the list.
Satrupa
Luv one pot meals ….. totally agree with u that these dishes are much easy than regular meals and everyone enjoys it too. I luv these for lunch boxes.
Srimathi
Delicious puloa. coconut milk will make it rich and tasty.
DivyaGCP
Delicious Biryani..So flavorful…
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Priya Yallapantula
Love it, anytime.
Reshmi Mahesh
Love using coconut milk in biryanis…very yummy…As u said I too feel that its easy to make one pot meal than regular meals..Loved the recipe and clicks..
Shobha
Yummy looking biriyani..the last pic. says it all :))
Priya
I love coconut milk in briyanis,but now am skipping them with curds or buttermilk, briyani looks super tempting and flavourful.
Cham
I like the coconut milk in biryani that gives such a nice rich taste. Lovely peas biryani!
Priti
Looks yum …..nice recipe
Nalini's Kitchen
Flavorful and delicious looking biriyani…..
Gayathri NG
Flavorful n delicious pulao…
Akila
Drooling here…. Want it for lunch….
Valarmathi Sanjeev
Wow…yummy one pot meal….looks absolutely yummy.
Tina
Simple and delicious pulav…
R.Punitha
Hi Sharmi ,
You are always busy with blog???
Good thing…
Your step by step presentation explained that
you are Technically experienced…
Keep it up Sharmi…
radha
So delicious. And the coconut milk is the key ingredient to a different tasting dish. Lovely.
Prathima Rao
Loved the ings that go into the paste..Sure to be a hit..Must try!!
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Ramya Bala
I do prepare almost the same way…Def an awesome and delicious recipe… 🙂
Vanamala Hebbar
i will try this ….looks delicious
Suja Manoj
Rich and delicious,love the flavor.
Coral Crue
I prepared this today and it came out really well. so easy and nice. thanks alot 🙂
M D
Admire ur patience with step by steps! Lovely clicks as usual.
RAKS KITCHEN
yummy biryani, looks so so tempting
Nithya
Rich and yummy biryani. Its sure a tempting dish 🙂
Akshaya Venkatesan
hi sharmi
i tried this recipe today,it was a hit..thanks 🙂
mommysangel2010
Did this today for lunch..Turned out tasty! thanks for the recipe!
Rathipriya Surendhar
Hi Sharmi,
I tried the recipe today for lunch. It was yummy.thanks 🙂
Anuradha Muralidharan
I tried this biriyani and it came out yum yum yummy. But some of the rice at the bottom of the pressure cooker got burnt. Is it due to the coconut milk. Can you suggest what i can do to avoid it. Thanks for the recipe.
SHARMILEE J
I haven't found any issues like you say…..not sure of the reason, may be if you reduce oil or cook in high flame it might get burnt…
Indhu Sivaraman
@Anuradha: I think it can be also because of insufficient water level. Am I right Sharmilee?
Indhu Sivaraman
I just now saw this recipe while searching for something to do different for lunch today. Will prepare Coconut milk peas biriyani and will write back to you..
With all smiles
Indhu
deepthi
Thank u so much..it tastes really good.my family loved this recipe.thank u.