When I open my lunch box and I see coconut rice, its a happy face.. Easy and delicious variety rice. Though i love the usual version without coconut milk, after trying this version started doing this often. I had 1/4 cup coconut milk in fridge (Leftover after preparing Vegetable Stew) and was thinking what to do with it. Suddenly remembered Thai rice prepared with coconut milk, so added coconut milk while cooking rice and resulting coconut rice was much flavorful and tastier
Cooking rice with coconutmilk
Ingredients:
Rice : 1/2 cup
Thin Coconut milk : 1/4 cup
Water : 3/4 cup
Ghee/ Coconut oil – one drop
Add drop of ghee/ oil and Cook rice in pressure cooker for 2 whistle or rice cooker and spread them in a wide pan
Coconut Rice:
Ingredients
Cooked Rice – 1 cup
Coconut – 1/3 cup
Salt – as needed
To temper:
Coconut Oil – 1 tsp
Peanuts – 5 tbsp
Cashews – 7 roughly broken
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Channa dal – 1 tsp
Asofetida/ Hing(Perungayam) – pinch
Green chillies – 1 slitted (Adjust according to your taste)
Curry leaves – few
Method:
- Add 1 tsp of oil and when the oil is hot add the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts, curry leaves asofetida and peanuts and cook till they become golden brown. Add coconut and sauté for a minute
- Add the tempered ingredients to the pan containing rice, salt and mix gently. Check for the seasoning and add salt if required. Serve the rice with chips/ gravy
My Notes:
- Coconut milk is optional you can cook rice without that in that case add 1:2 water
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Looks great!
You might know, there is another version in which rice and vegetables are cooked in coconut milk or milk itself. But, this version consumes less coconut milk than that.
I am planning to try this recipe 🙂 Thank you 🙂
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Yes Sindhu, do try.. Thanku:-)
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Rice made with coconut millk sounds heavenly! I will have to try it out. Yum!
Thanku:-) coconut milk gave great flavour to the rice
Lovely Vidya, always this brings happiness as you say when we find in lunch box 🙂 The most interesting part is in my home when G prepares it , I simply love it 😀 Got to try with coconut milk soon…
When hubby cooks for wife thats always special:-) Do try it dear, I m sure bring coconut rice lover you will like it
Love using coconut milk in rice, so much more flavor!
Thanku:-)
Love coconut rice, looks delicious. It’s such a wonderful dish.
Thanku Suzanne:-)
Yumm 🙂
Thanku:-)
I was just thinking about making this rice last night 😊 It looks really tasty
Thanku Minuram:-)
Wow! Love the flavour of coconot milk 😀
Thanku G:-)
I would smile too if my lunch box contained this!!! Delicious!!!
Glad to see someone like me:-) thanku
This is really nice. We do make a similar rice dish in kerala called thenga chor. I love it. 🙂
Thanks for the info Sadia:-)
wow looks yummm V… my hubby z favorite dish, never tried with coconut milk, cant wait to give it a try… 🙂
Thanku C:-) waiting to hear from u dear
How precious is the coconout oil!!!! Thanks !!!
Thanku:-)
Yum ❤ This is how usually Malaysian Indians cook-with coconut milk. ❤
Oh is it, I don’t know Charu. Thanks for the info:-) BTW love ur new dp<3
Great idea to use the leftover coconut milk. yum 🙂
Thanku Sri:-)
yum–great idea. Can see how the coconut milk would totally work!
Thanks Liz:-) yes it added great flavour