Monday, June 21, 2010

Coconut-Milk Rice (Kobbari Annam)



Ingredients
Rice: 2 Cups
Coconut Milk : 4 Cups
Potato: 3
Onions: 2 
Greenpeas:1 Cup 
Greenchillies: 5 or 6 
Cardamom: 1 Teaspoon 
Cinnamon: 1 Teaspoon 
Cloves:1/2 Teaspoon 
Cashewnuts: 1 Teaspooon 
Ginger-Garlic Paste: 2 Teaspoons 
Ghee: 2 Teaspoons
Oil: 3 Teaspoons 
Coriander Leaves: 1 Bunch
Salt to taste.

(Check Fudtionary for meanings if you have doubt with the words in orange colour.)

Method
First put a pan on the stove and put some ghee and add Cashewnuts,Cardamom,Cinnamon and Cloves.

Now after they turn little brown add potatoes,onions,green chillies and greenpeas.After they turn golden brown,add ginger-garlic paste and add some oil and cook for 2 minutes.

Now add washed rice to the vegetables and fry for 2 to 3 minutes and add cocnut milk to the rice and close it with a lid.

When the rice starts boiling and when the bubbles are visible add salt and close it with a lid,wait till the rice becomes soft.You can also put the rice in a pressure cooker after adding salt.(2 Whistles)

Transfer it to a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with potato-soya masala curry.(http://tastebuds-tabu.blogspot.com/2009/11/potato-soya-masala-curry.html)

* You can also use electric rice cooker to cook the rice after adding salt.