Coconut Milk Pulao is simple and mild rice with full of flavours that goes perfect with any veg/non-veg gravy. This Pulao is prepared with coconut milk and spices. You can prepare this pulao within 30 minutes and is perfect for a lunch box and for small get-togethers.
For the third day of Blogging Marathon, in A-z Series I prepared this easy and flavourful Coconut Milk Pulao.
STEP BY STEP PICTURES OF MAKING COCONUT MILK PULAO
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice- 1 cup
- Coconut Milk -1 ½ cup
- Ginger garlic paste- 2tsp
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Sliced onions- 2
- Slit green chillies- 4
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Roasted cashew nuts for garnishing
- Ghee- 4tbsp
- Oil- 1tsp
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile slice the onions, green chillies and keep aside.
Heat a non-stick pan, add ghee, oil once they heat, add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
Next add the sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions change its colour.
Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.
Drain the water from the rice and add to the saucepan and mix gently without breaking the rice and fry for a minute.
Add 1 ½ cup coconut milk along with the ½ cup of hot water and check the seasonings.
Cover with lid and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or till the rice is cooked.
Then gently fluff up the rice with a fork and transfer into a serving plate and garnish with fried cashew nuts.
Enjoy this delicious coconut milk pulao with your favourite gravy.
Note:
You can prepare this pulao with normal rice also instead of basmati rice.
If you want you can add veggies to this pulao.
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📖 Recipe
Coconut Milk Pulao | Coconut Rice Pulao
Ingredients
- Basmati rice- 1 cup
- Coconut Milk -1 ½ cup
- Ginger garlic paste- 2tsp
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Sliced onions- 2
- Slit green chillies- 4
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Roasted cashew nuts for garnishing
- Ghee- 4tbsp
- Oil- 1tsp
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile slice the onions, green chillies and keep aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan, add ghee, oil once they heat, add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
- Next add the sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions change its colour.
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.
- Drain the water from the rice and add to the saucepan and mix gently without
- breaking the rice and fry for a minute.
- Add 1 ½ cup coconut milk along with the ½ cup of hot water and check the seasonings.
- Cover with lid and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or till the rice is cooked.
- Then gently fluff up the rice with a fork and transfer into a serving plate and garnish with fried cashew nuts.
- Enjoy this delicious coconut milk pulao with your favourite gravy
Notes
- You can prepare this pulao with normal rice also instead of basmati rice.
- If you want you can add veggies to this pulao.
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The addition of coconut milk to the pulao makes it flavorful. It is a great base recipe to go with spicy gravies.
Coconut milk definitely enhances the taste of pulao. Love the clicks. Very flavorful too.
Coconut pulao has turned out so good Pavani, I am sure it tastes great with spicy side dish. Love how well you have clicked the picture.
I always cook this pulao on special occasions or when we have guests over as this will turn out very rich. Love your presentation of the rice. It looks so yum.
Rice cooked in coconut milk would have been awesome. Got to try this asap!
I love coconut Rice made with freshly grated coconut and milk. Perfectly done.
I am up for coconut milk recipes. This one is my favorite. Love the way you made with cashews.
Coconut rice is one of my favorites!!
This coconut rice recipe come out so well. Love the flavors and great goes with any indian side dish.
no words to describe how much i love this pulao.Love any dish with coconut milk... Yummy pulao out there..
such a flavourful dish, bookmarking to try !
Cooking rice in milk is new to me. I recently tried and loved it. Would love to try your version of coconut rice pulao.
Pulao cooked in coconut milk sounds great. rich nutty flavoured rice seems a good option with spicy gravies.