Coconut milk pulao recipe | How to make kayi haalina pulav | Coconut milk rice
By Latha on Jan 27th, 2023
Coconut milk pulao or kayi haalina anna recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. This coconut milk rice is very easy to prepare as no grinding is involved. The coconut milk gives unique taste to the pulao. Coconut milk rice is prepared using rice, mixed vegetables, coconut milk and few other spices.
Coconut milk pulao can be served with dal or raita or chutney. Very minimum ingredients are used in this recipe and is very easy to prepare.
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I have made a video on this coconut milk pulao recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Serves: 3
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup rice (I have used basmati)
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for tempering:
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 cloves
- 1/2 finger length cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 cardamom
- 1 star anise
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp crushed black pepper
- 2 tbsp cashews
- 1 onion
- 1 - 2 green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 7 - 8 beans
- 1 carrot
- 1 potato
- 1/2 capsicum
Instructions for making coconut milk pulao:
- Soak the rice for 20 mins.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
- Add dry spices like bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cardamom, star anise, fennel seeds and crushed black pepper.
- Add cashews, onion and green chillies.
- Fry until onions turn soft.
- Add in ginger garlic paste. You can also add chopped ginger and garlic.
- Add in chopped mixed vegetables. Fry them for a minute.
- Add in soaked rice.
- Add in coconut milk.
- Add in water.
- Add in salt as per your taste.
- Make 2 whistles.
- Give a gentle mix. Serve it and enjoy.
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