Coconut Rice (Kobbariannam)

Coconut Rice

Kobbariannam

Ingredients

• Rice                                                      2 big cups
• Coconut milk                                        3 big cups
• Onion slices                                          1 cup
• Green chilies slices                               15 nos
• Ginger & garlic paste                           3 tbsp s
• Potato cubes (1 inch size)                     1 cup
• Carrot cubes (1 inch size)                    1/2 cup
• Bay leaves                                           3 nos
• Cardamoms                                        8 nos
• Cloves                                                8 nos
• Star anise                                           2 nos
• Cinnamon stick                                  2 inch piece
• Shah jeera                                         1/4 tsp
• Kasurimethi                                       1 tbsp
• Ghee                                                  1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Process

Clean rice with water and set aside. Place a kadai on the stove, add ghee with 2 tbsp s oil and heat it. Now add shah jeera and bay leaves and saute it till golden brown. Now add ginger garlic paste and saute it then add cardamoms, cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks and saute it. When done add onions, green chilies, potatoes and carrots and stir well toss for few mins. Now add 3 cups coconut milk, 2 cups water and salt. Now bring it to boil. When coconut milk starts boiling add rice and stir. Cover the kadai with lid and cook in a lower flame till the rice becomes soft. Now add kasurimethi and mix well and close the lid and do not allow the steam to come out. Now yummy coconut rice ready to serve with dahi raita.