Coconut Milk Rice
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.
Servings2
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 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 3 green chillies
- 2 red chillies
- 3 tablespoon coconut grated
- 1/2 inch piece ginger
- 4 pearls garlic
To temper:
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon 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 .
Nutrition Facts
Coconut Milk Rice
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 802
Calories from Fat 360
% Daily Value*
Fat 40g62%
Saturated Fat 31g194%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 1232mg54%
Potassium 805mg23%
Carbohydrates 102g34%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 1217IU24%
Vitamin C 97mg118%
Calcium 120mg12%
Iron 7mg39%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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