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Coconut Milk Rice |
Most of the weekends I either make this rice or Biryani. This is a mildly flavored rice with spices and cooked in coconut milk. It pairs well with spicy side dishes. Last week I made this rice with Chicken Fry.

Coconut Milk Pulao Recipe
This flavorful pulao is made using mild spices and coconut milk.
Recipe Developed, Cooked and clicked by : Divya Prakash
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Prep time : Cook time : Total time :
Yield : 4 servings
Ingredients :
- Basmati Rice : 2 Cups
- Coconut Milk : 1.5 Cups
- Water : 1.5 Cups
- Oil : 1 Tablespoon
- Fennel Seeds : 1 Teaspoon
- Cloves : 3-4 nos
- Cinnamon : 1-2" long piece
- Cardamom : 4 nos.
- Bay leaves : 2 nos.
- Ginger Garlic Paste : 2 Teaspoon
- Onion (Chopped) : 1 no.
- Green chillies : 2- 3 nos
- Mint leaves : a handful
- Cilantro : a handful
- Salt : to taste
Instructions :
- Soak basmati rice for 30 minutes.Then drain excess water and keep it ready.
- In a pressure cooker, heat oil, add fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves and fry them for 1-2 minutes. Then add chopped onions and slit green chillies and saute till the onions turn translucent.
- Then add the ginger garlic paste, mint leaves, cilantro and then cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Then add the rice, coconut milk and water, add salt to taste and pressure cook.
- When the cooker whistles, remove it from heat and keep it aside.
- Wait till the pressure releases and mix it gently.
- Serve with gravy of your choice.
Love this rich n flavorful rice with any spicy gravy...looks inviting!!
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love the flavor of coconut milk in rice.. looks delicious..
ReplyDeleteWe often make rice with coconut milk in the Caribbean also but I love all the spices you used in yours - I have to try this version
ReplyDeleteLovely idea to use coconut milk in rice...looks so delicious.
ReplyDeleteCan feel the aroma here ;)
ReplyDeleteI love this rice and tastes delicious....I make this in a similar way :)
ReplyDeleteLove the rice and looks flavorful
ReplyDeleteFlavorful rice... With chicken would be spot on
ReplyDeleteCoconut milk rice looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteLooks delectable. Rich with coconut milk, very flavorful dish.
ReplyDeleteRich and yummy flavors...Delicious rice..
ReplyDeleteCoconut milk gives a wonderful flavour to rice when cooked in them, lovely and delicious rice.
ReplyDeleteThis is our favorite puloa..looks very appetizing..
ReplyDeleteLove the coconut flavor..
ReplyDeleteI like mildly flavored rices and this rice was prepared a lot at my paternal grand parents place when we were growing up.
ReplyDeleteRice looks delicious!
Awesome rice spl with coconut milk..look so rich
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe of pulao with coconut milk....look so rich
ReplyDeletesuper!..I like these..wonderful ..will make these over the week end..I normally add grated coconut..these seem very flavorful.
ReplyDeletesuperb looking rice
ReplyDeletevery aromatic indeed!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine how flavorful it must be. Looks so tempting!
ReplyDeletethis looks so divine...i can eat this and rest for 4 hours in the bed to enjoy it
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