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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Coconut Rice



(Thanks Ahmed, for the picture!) :)
Vinay loves coconut rice! This recipe is a variation on an Indian dish. It hails from the Southern states in India where coconut is plentiful. We upped it a notch and use coconut milk to cook the rice for that extra coconutty goodness. This dish pairs well with a curry, fish or chicken entree
2 cups uncooked rice
2 cups water
2 cups coconut milk (lite is fine)
1 cup shredded coconut
3 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
3 tbsp curry leaves (optional)
3 tbsp roasted peanuts

Cook rice with water and coconut milk in a rice cooker or a medium heavy pot until rice is done.
Heat 3 tbsp oil over medium high heat. Add the cumin , curry leaves, peanuts and saute for 1 minute
Add the shredded coconut and saute 1 minute
Add the cooked rice and mix well
Garnish with cilantro

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