Ingredients:

• 1 pack – Coconut Milk diluted with water to get 4 cups of Milk or 1 – fresh Coconut, grated and Milk extracted to get 4 cups of diluted Milk
• 2 cups – raw Rice or Basmati Rice
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder or a few strands of Saffron
• Salt to taste
• 4 tbsp – Butter or Ghee
• 3 – Cloves
• 3 – Cardamoms
• 3 – small sticks of Cinnamon

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a large vessel or rice cooker and fry the spices for a few minutes.
2. Add the washed rice, salt, turmeric and 4 cups of coconut milk and cook till the rice is done.
3. Coconut rice is best eaten with ball curry or chicken curry and devil chutney.

Recipe courtesy of Bridget White