Halwai April 25, 2025

Ingredients:

• For the rice:
• 1 glass – white Rice
• 1/2 glass – full-cream Coconut Milk
• 1.5 glasses – water
• 1/2 cup – desiccated Coconut
• Salt and Sugar – to taste
• 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder
• 1/4 tsp – cumin powder
• For the sauce/curry:
• A handful of Jaggery
• 1.5 glasses – Coconut Milk
• 1 tsp – cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp – Ginger powder
• Salt – to taste

Method:

  1. Boil the rice and ingredients together and simmer, covered, until all the water and milk is absorbed by rice and the grains are cooked.
  2. Melt the jaggery in a non-stick pot and add the coconut milk to it.
  3. Bring in to a boil and add the remaining ingredients.
  4. Simmer for a few minutes.
  5. Pour the curry/sauce over the rice and serve warm with some steamed banana.

Recipe courtesy of Lil’ Chef