Kobbari Annam/Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice

Today's post is exclusively for Veggie people. I find coconut rice more delicious than veg biryani. It is very mild and flavorful dish. I learnt this recipe from my mom she will make it really tasty. As I spent most of my childhood and teenage in Vizag I am not really familiar to Biryani's , it is only after coming to Hyderabad i am addicted to Biryani.But now I heard that in Vizag also there were many Biryani joints opened.Generally for me special meal used to be Coconut rice with chicken curry, seems very simple but both of these compliment each other really well. It will also go well with potato kurma.So guys be prepared to make it and enjoy with your family .

Ingredients:

3 cups rice soaked for about 30 mins

4 cups of coconut milk (store bought or home made but i prefer preparing at home)

1 cup water

1 medium onion sliced lengthwise

3-5 green chillies slit lengthwise

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 big carrot chopped into small pieces

8-10 green beans chopped finely

cup of green peas

1-2 small potatoes cut into normal size pieces (optional)

1 inch Cinnamon stick

3 cloves

2 bay leaves

salt to taste

1/2 - 1 tsp of garam masala

10-12 cashew nuts fried till golden brown in ghee/butter

coriander leaves to garnish

2 tsp oil

Preparation:

1. If you want to prepare coconut milk at home take 1 cup of coconut pieces and grind it mixer and extract milk but for me I usually prepare milk using dry shredded coconut which you get in any Indian store. First soak it in warm water for 15 mins and in mixer grind it and strain milk using strainer and repeat the process with the same mix. Generally in start you get thick milk and later the thickness decreases.
2. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed deep pan and add cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves and fry till nice aroma comes.
3. Now add onions and green chillies and fry for 5 mins. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell leaves.
4. Now add carrots,beans,green peas and potatoes and fry for 5 mins. Now add salt and garam masala and fry foe 2 mins.Now add rice and mix well.
5. Now add coconut milk and water and this is time to taste and adjust salt and garam masala. When you taste that milk you should feel salty then only the rice will have right amount of salt.
6. Cook for 10-15 mins on medium flame with lid. Check in between but don't mix the rice frequently as it may break the grain. and make rice mushy.
7. Now once rice is cooked fully take the lid off and garnish with cashew nuts and coriander leaves.
8. Serve hot with chicken curry or potato kurma and onion raita.

Hope everyone enjoy this recipe. Do leave me a comment if you feel this post is helpful.

Thank you :)