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Malay Indian Coconut Rice

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This is a fusion of two amazing food cuisines-Malay and South Indian. My coconut-hating dearest husband LOVED it-I was Gobsmacked. One of my friends, lets call him A, he said he could eat it every single day 🙂 Very simple, yet flavorful. Rice-cooked in coconut milk and then infused with South Indian flavors- You could just eat it by itself-tastes amazing with any curry of your choice

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You need:

  • Rice-1 cup
  • Light coconut milk-1 cup
  • Water-1 cup
  • Coconut oil-2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds-1 tsp each
  • Peanuts [or] Cashews-1/3 cup
  • Curry leaves-2 springs
  • Green chili-2 nos
  • Salt-to taste
  • Coriander leaves-chopped fine-few
  • Frozen and thawed Coconut-1/3 cup

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Method:

  • Cook rice with (1 cup coconut milk and 1 cup water )
  • In a wok, add oil, heat it up really well, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, peanuts/cashews, let it brown, add green chili (run away from the wok-come back after 10 seconds-it pops out sometime-petrifies me).
  • Add cooked rice, salt, coconut and toss until well combined.
  • Add coriander leaves, turn the heat off and serve 🙂

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Malay Indian Coconut Rice

Malay Indian Coconut Rice

Ingredients

  • Rice-1 cup
  • Light coconut milk-1 cup
  • Water-1 cup
  • Coconut oil-2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds-1 tsp each
  • Peanuts [or] Cashews-1/3 cup
  • Curry leaves-2 springs
  • Green chili-2 nos
  • Salt-to taste
  • Coriander leaves-chopped fine-few
  • Frozen and thawed Coconut-1/3 cup

Instructions

  • Cook rice with (1 cup coconut milk and 1 cup water )
  • In a wok, add oil, heat it up really well, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews, let it brown, add green chili (run away from the wok-come back after 10 seconds-it pops out sometime-petrifies me).
  • Add cooked rice, salt, coconut and toss until well combined.
  • Add coriander leaves, turn the heat off and serve 🙂
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Comments

  9. This sounds amazing! My husband loves coconut but not rice so much, I on the other hand could live on rice. Maybe this could be our happy medium! Thank you for sharing 🙂

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    • Oops.. Missed your comment. Please do. Guess what. I’m making a Lebanese soup just for you 🙂 Wanna join me here? I feel so guilty for not posting any recipes on your first event. I have been buried under pile of exam papers for the last 3 weeks. I am posting a recipe tonight what so ever 🙂 Even if the picture sucks big time 😛 Love you Sonal-Hugs. I am so sorry if I have let you down

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  11. Oh sounds fantastic! This one’s new to me — I’ve never even thought about using coconut in rice. Thai curry yes, but I haven’t tried it out in Indian cooking yet. I had a friend growing up who was from Kerala and her mom often cooked us a coconut and pineapple curry. I can’t remember what it’s called though! I guess it’s a south Indian thing? Anyways looks amazing! 🙂

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    • Coconut rice is one of those dishes you’d find in South Indian home cooking. Very very rarely in Indian restaurants. I think you meant pineapple pulisserry. My dad’s mum was from kerala but I can hardly speak the language 😛 Thanks 🙂

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