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.
