Coconut Rice

Ingredients :

•  Long grain rice – 1 cup
•  Coconut milk – 1 cup
•  Broken cashew bits – 1 tbsp
•  Green chilies, slit - 3
•  Stalk curry leaves - 1
•  Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
•  Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
•  Horsebean – 1 tsp
•  Grated fresh coconut – 2 tbsp
•  Coriander, chopped – 1 tbsp
•  Oil – 2 tbsp
•  Salt to taste
•  Lemon to taste

Method :

Method for coconut milk:

1.  Soak 1 grated coconut in 2 1/2 cups water for 1 hour. Grind in a blender using same water.
2.  Strain to extract the milk. Repeat process with the residue twice. Press out till residue is crumbly.
3.  Use milk as mentioned later in recipe.
4.  Makes 3 cups milk.