COCONUT RICE / KOBBARI ANNAM

     
       Coconut rice or kobbari annam, we can tell it as a HOLY RICE. Because we uses coconut in religious occasions and holy days.It is called as KOBBARI ANNAM  in telugu.We can prepare coconut rice with going to a lot of extra work.We can do coconut rice in two methods.One is with coconut milk and the other one is with grated coconut.In andhra normally people do this recipe in special occasions.I like kobbari annam with spicy touch.

1st method :

INGREDIENTS :

Coconut milk : 2 cups

Basmati rice : 1 cup

Whole garam masala except shazeera

Onions : 2 Sliced

Ginger garlic paste : 2 tsp

Coriander leaves : 1/2 bunch

Green chillies : 2

Oil : 4 tsp

Extract coconut milk :

    Take a mixie jar and add coconut pieces or grated coconut and  add some  water and grind it to a   fine paste.Take a thin cotton cloth and place it on a bowl and pour this grinded paste on cloth.Strain the coconut milk.Again  take some water and coconut powder in to a jar and grind them a minute.Strain the coconut milk as i said above.

               Heat oil in a dutch oven  and add whole garam masala fry them.Add thin and sliced onions and stir it well.Add chopped green chillies.When onions become transperant add ginger garlic paste and stir for 5 mins.Add coriander leaves and mix it well.Add washed basmati rice and stir it well.Add coconut milk in it and add enough salt.

Serve with potato kurma or any meat curry.


2nd method :

 INGREDIENTS :

Grated coconut : 1 cup

 Pre-cooked basmati rice : 1 cup

Urud dal : 1 tsp

Channa dal : 1 tsp

Red chilly  :   1

Green chillies : 2

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Musturd seeds : 1/2  tsp

Oil or ghee : 3 tsp

                  Heat oil or ghee in a fry pan and add channa dal,urud dal,musturd seeds and fry them.Add curry leaves and sliced green chillies and fry them.

Add grated coconut and stir it for 5 mins.Add pre-cooked rice in it and add enough salt.Garnish with coriander leaves.