For the next three days I will be posting some delicious Goan recipes as I have chosen the theme for Blogging Marathon #26 Week 3. Coconut is an important ingredient in Goan cuisine. When I was searching for some recipes, I saw that so many recipes included coconut. This rice is one among those recipes which uses coconut milk for cooking. The name means rice with coconut. I made this for lunch today and I also made another gravy from goan cuisine to go along with this rice. I got a thumbs up from PK. It is quite rich because of the coconut milk used and is a great dish for parties or functions. The original recipe mentioned about adding fried onion for garnish but I just sauteed some onion slices and added it at end. I used 2 1/2 cups of coconut milk to cook rice as PK likes soft rice. If you like it bit crispy as restaurant rice varieties, then go for 2 cups.
Arroz Com Coco – Goan Coconut Rice
Recipe Source: Enchanting Goa
Ingredients:
Basmathi Rice-1 cup
Coconut Milk-2-2 1/2 cups
Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
Ghee-1 tbs
Clove-4
Cinnamon-2″ piece
Sugar-3/4 tsp
Salt-to taste
Onion -1 Sliced and fried ( I simply sauteed it until golden and added it to the rice at the final stage.)
Cashew-3 tbs
Procedure:
1. Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes. Drain water and keep it aside.
2. Heat ghee and add cloves and cinnamon.
3. Add the onion s and turmeric powder and sautee until translucent.
4. Add sugar and rice and saute for 2 minutes.
5. Add coconut milk and salt. Bring it to boil.
6. Keep on stirring at regular intervals until the rice is 90% cooked.
7. In a separate pan add 2 tsp of oil and fry cashew.
8. When they are golden add thinly sliced onion and saute until nicely brown.
9. Add it to the rice.
10. Cover the rice with aluminium foil and simmer for 2 minutes.
11. Heat a cast iron tawa.
12. Reduce flame, place the pan with rice on it and let it cook for 20 minutes.
13. Switch off flame and serve after 15 minutes.
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Beautiful coconut rice, very inviting and am sure that coconut milk would have enhance the flavour of this dish.
Looks surely so inviting Gayathri, love how tempting the rice looks…looks fwd to that gravy now..:)
Goan rice-Lovely idea!! Sounds delicious!!
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coconut milk lends itself to interesting texture in food.. look forward to ur Goan series, Gayathri…
Love the color of the coconut rice.Very tasty dish.
Looks very inviting Gayatri!!Loved the pic and the recipe:-)
Like this dish with simple flavors. I too made this dish for one of the previous BM without sugar though.
I am sure the creaminess of the coconut must have addded a different dimension to the rice.
very new recipe to me….delicious and flavorful Goan coconut rice.
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So tasty. Waiting for other recipes too.
Rice looks so good Gayathri. Can imagine how rich and tasty it will be for having been cooked in coconut milk!
i used to make this rice quite frequently,never knew it was from goan cuisine.
love this simple side dish
With the coconut milk, I am sure the rice was very flavorful!
Oh My God I am drooling here
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delicious rice… coconut rice is one of the most simplest and delicious mixed rice and ths goan style is so yummy!!
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lovely recipe
This rice is very famous in goan cuisine i believe,sure try recipe!!! Rice looks very tempting!!!
Simple powerful rice 🙂 Nice snap..
This rice looks really appetizing.. 🙂
looks mouthwatering…just delicious!
I have yet to try my hands on Goan Cuisine!..you guys rock!..lovely rice there.
Droolworth clicks.. Love to try it soon..Yum
Sounds flavorful and tempting…simple and easy to make one…
Whole rice cooked in coconut milk wow, hope it would tasted havenly.
The Goan style coconut rice looks delicious. I am a big fan of coconut milk and I am sure this recipe would be so rich and yummy with that 🙂
A soothing and a warm dish! Looks so delicious.
Beautiful clickes Gayathri! My version of the rice was more or less the same with the omission of turmeric powder 🙂
Such a simple and delicious rice dish..