Sweet Coconut Rice - Narali Bhaat
Sweetened Coconut Rice made with ghee, some whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, saffron and of course fresh coconut.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup rice
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp ghee
- ¼ tsp saffron
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 each Cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, cardamom
- Nuts -Almonds, pistachios, raisins, cashews
- ¼ cup fresh shredded coconut
- 2-3 tbsp almond powder
- silver vark, rose petals
Instructions
- Rinse rice and let it sit in water for 10 minutes.
- Bloom saffron in warm milk. Leave it aside.
- Roast dry nuts in warm ghee on medium flame. Reserve some roasted nuts aside for garnish. Add dry spices like cardamom pods, cinnamon, cloves. Let it roast.
- Add drained rice and toast the rice as well. Stir in sugar and add water, saffron milk, coconut . Cover the rice and cook for 10-15 minutes or until rice is fully cooked and water has evaporated.
- Once the rice is cooked, let it sit covered for few minutes before fluffing it up.
- Garnish it with nuts and rose petals, may e some extra coconut.