Coconut Rice (Kobbari Annam)

Quick and easy, this coconut rice recipe comes in handy for those times when you want to make dinner extra special without putting a lot of effort. Coconut rice also makes a great dish to take to a potluck party. You can get coconut milk from any Indian or Asian grocery store. Chicken curry or any vegetable kurma goes with it well.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of basmati rice
• 2/12 cups of coconut milk
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cups of water
• Fresh Green Peas
• Ghee
• Bay leaves
• Cardamaom, Cloves and Cinnamom pods
• 2 Spoons of Garam Masala powder
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves
• 1/2 onion. Chop the onions and grind to a paste.
• Ginger-Garlic paste

Directions:
1. Wash rice.
2. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker on low flame. Add bay leaves, 2-3 pods of cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
3. After some time add the ground onion paste, 2 spoons of ginger-garlic paste, garam masala powder. Fry in ghee till you get a nice aroma.
4. Add 3 cups of basmatic rice, 2 1/2 cups of coconut milk, 1 cup of milk, green peas and required salt into the cooker. Stir.
5. Cover and cook till 3 whistles.