Name: Coconut milk pulao recipe by Priyadharshini Selvam at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Jeera Samba rice / Basmati rice - 1 cup; Coconut milk - 100 ml; Onion - 3 nos.; Ghee - 2 tbsp; ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp; Cashews - 10 nos.; Pudina /Mint leaves - Handfull; Coriander leaves - few strands; Green chillies - 5 - 8 nos.; Bay leaves - 2 nos.; Cinnamon - 2 nos.; Cardamom - 2 nos.; Star anise - 2 nos.; Cloves - 2 nos.; Water - 1 cup; Salt - according to taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

Jeera Samba rice / Basmati rice - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 100 ml
Onion - 3 nos.
Ghee - 2 tbsp
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Cashews - 10 nos.
Pudina /Mint leaves - Handfull
Coriander leaves - few strands
Green chillies - 5 - 8 nos.
Bay leaves - 2 nos.
Cinnamon - 2 nos.
Cardamom - 2 nos.
Star anise - 2 nos.
Cloves - 2 nos.
Water - 1 cup
Salt - according to taste

Instructions

Wash and soak rice for 10 mins.
In a cooker , add ghee and sauté bay leaf , cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and star anise.
Add finely chopped onions and saute till golden brown
Add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes and now add cashews and fry till it's colors changes
Add chopped mint , coriander leaves and slit green chillies
Now drain the soaked rice and give a mix in the cooker with all the ingredients
Pour thick coconut milk to it and give a stir till all combines together
Add 1 cup water , salt according to taste and check for seasoning. Close the cooker lid and cook on medium flame for 2 whistles
Let the pressure settle on its own. Serve hot

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