One pot Fruit and Nut Coconut Milk Rice with Beet
 
 
Coconut flavors are the prevalent ingredient in almost every South Asian entree. A South Indian meal always call for some coconut in some form. This coconut rice/coconut milk rice goes great with curries and a great side for any meal. \ Once you try easy coconut rice, you will see how quickly it will turn into the option of choice.
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: South Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 green cardamom
  • 1 inch cinnamom
  • 1 mace
  • 10 cashews
  • 10 almond slices
  • 1 cup short grain rice(sona masoori) or basmati
  • 1 cup thick coconut milk
  • 2 cup water or vegetable stock
  • salt and white pepper
  • yellow beets, thinly sliced in a mandolin
To top it
  • more toasted nuts
  • saffron strands(optional)
  • cranberries
  • raisins
  • cilantro
Instructions
  1. Use a thick bottomed small sided pan and a tsp of oil. Add the rice and toast it until it is slightly brown in certain spots and looks toasted, for about 3-5 minutes on low heat. Take it out and wash it very gently couple of times with water. Drain the water and Set aside.
  2. In that same pan, add another tsp of oil and add cumin seeds, spices, cashews and almonds. Saute and let everything toast. Once it's all toasted, add the washed rice, coconut milk and water. Season it with salt and white pepper. Mix well.
  3. Once it comes to a boil, simmer it and let it cook uncovered until the liquid is absorbed into the rice 50 percent which will take about 7-8 minutes.
  4. WHen you see the mixture thicken, arrange the beets and cover it with a tight lid and keep it on simmer for another 15 minutes.
  5. After about 15 minutes, turn off the heat and let it sit for 20 minutes before you open and serve. Top it with some extra nuts and fruits.
  6. Serve with a spicy curry.
Notes
You can use any heavy bottomed pan.
Skip the beets and use some peas for the traditional version.
You could use potatoes, sweet potatoes too.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2019/04/15/coconut-rice/