Coconut Rice

Where ever I traveled (down south) I found authentic coconut rice preparations belonging to that region. And almost all of them are different- different in taste and preparation. But one thing was common- the delicious taste.

Here is Andhra version of it, which I learned from my mom.

Ingredients

Rice – 1 cup
Coconut milk - 2 cups
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Cloves – 5 no.
Cardamom – 2 no.
Ghee – 1 tbsp

Procedure:

Coconut milk preparation: Make a paste of fresh coconut in a blender and add it to the 2 cups of warm water. Leave it for 10 minutes and them strain.

In the cooker / Rice cooker, take the washed rice and add the coconut milk and set it aside. In a wok, pour 1tbsp of ghee and add spices, curry leave. Sauté for few minutes. Add this to the soaked rice with salt and cook it till the rice is done.
It goes very well with the Andhra chicken.