Coconut rice

My friend Sukanya shared this recipe with me.


Ingredients 
Rice :4 cups ( basmati)
coconut cans - 2
ghee - 4 tbsp
Garlic - 4 big pods
green chili - 6
Mint - 1/4 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
roasted cashew in ghee


dry garam masala :  
bay leaf - 4
Cinnamon - 2 pieces
cloves - 5
cardamom - 2
pepper corns - 1/4 tsp
shahi jeera (cumin) - 1 tsp
green chili - 6
star anise - 1

salt - 2 tsp
water : 1 cup basmati rice  = 2cups of water
(so mix coconut can with this water and keep a side)

Method :
Heat ghee in a cooker pan,
add all dry masala's and fry nicely,
now add garlic, green chili, fry until light brown
now add mint and coriander leaves and fry for a min
now add rice n roast for 1 min
now add coconut and water mix and salt mix well
now add roasted cashew (optional)
keep this dish in electric rice cooker n cook till done.




Coconut rice - 2
Ingredients 
Rice : 2.5 cups ( basmati) (soak for 30 mins)
coconut cans - 2 ( thai coconut milk cans and add equal amount of water n mix keep it a side)
ghee - 4 tbsp
onion - 1 m sliced long
Ginger garlic paste
green chili - 3
Mint - 1/4 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

dry garam masala :  
bay leaf - 2
Cinnamon - 2 pieces
cloves - 5
green cardamom - 4
Black cardamom - 2
shahi jeera (cumin) - 1 tsp
star anise - 1
salt - 2.5 tsp
water : 1 cup basmati rice  = 1.5 cups of water ( i used 5 cups for this rice)
(so mix coconut can with this water and keep a side)

Method :
Heat ghee in a cooker pan,
add all dry masala's and fry nicely,
now add onion, green chili, fry until light brown
now add ginger garlic paste n mix well
now add mint fry for a min
now add rice n roast for 1 min
now add coconut and water mix and salt mix well
now add coriander leaves
keep this dish in electric rice cooker n cook till done.