• - Half a coconut,grated
• - 2 cups water
• - 2 cups basmati rice
• - 4 cloves
• - 1 stick of cinnamon
• - 4 cardamoms
• - Salt,to taste
• - 3-5 tbsp ghee
• - A pinch of turmeric diluted in 1 tbsp of coconut milk

1.Grind the grated coconut and a little hot water and squeeze through a muslin clothes to extract milk.Repeat the process two more times until you have 2 cups of coconut milk Keep it aside.
2. In a deep pressure cooker, fry the whole spices and rice in ghee until the rice begins to stick to the pan.
3. Add water and coconut milk and stir well. Add salt to taste and the diluted turmeric. Cook under pressure for 5 minutes.

* Serve hot garnished with deep-fried onion slices.

by Ijaz Ahmad (few years ago!) / 1185 views