Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice in Marathi

Time :  

45 Minutes. 

Ingredients:

1) 1Cup Rice

2) 2 cup water     

3) 4 table spoon ghee

4) ½ tsp cardamom powder

5) 3-4 cloves

6) 2 and ½ cup jaggery

7) 2 cup grated coconut

8) 10-12 cashew nuts

910-12 Raisins

10) 4-5 Almonds 

Method:

Wash and drain rice. Keep aside for 30 minutes.

Heat 2tsp ghee into a pan.

Add clove and fry it. Add washed rice and sauté for 2-3 minutes on medium low heat.

In-between boil 2 cup water.

Add hot water on rice. Cover and cook the rice. Once rice is cooked spread it to cool down.

Mix the coconut and jaggery in a bowl. Add rice to coconut and jiggery mixture. Mix very gently.

Heat a deep heavy bottom pan. Add ghee to it. Fry cashew nuts and raisins. Remove from ghee and keep aside.

Turn the heat to low medium add coconut jiggery and rice mixture. Also add cardamom powder.

Cover with lid and cook for 3-4 minutes. Let it cook for 15 minutes.

Stir occasionally. Cook the rice uncovered during last few minutes.

Once rice become dry add fried cashew nuts and raisins.

Add little ghee and almonds slices while serving

during last few minutes.