Malabar Coconut Rice

                                                 

                                                         

Malabar Coconut Rice / Thenga choru is a very delicious rice dish. As the name suggests this is another Malabar treat. Goes well with spicy chicken curry, cucumber raita and corriander chutney.

In my hometown, Kallumakaya / mussels dishes are very famous. We make the same rice for preparing Kallumakaya rice and then add the fried spicy mussels to this...Trust me, it's a real delicacy.

Now that I don't have any mussels, for the time being I have made only the coconut rice.
Let's have a quick look at this recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Jeerakashaala rice - 2 cups
2. Coconut milk- first extract- 2 cups
3. Coconut milk-second extract-2 cups
4. Onion - 1 thinly sliced
5. Green chilly - 1 chopped
6. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
8. Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. Shallots - 4
10. Cloves - 3
11. Cinnamon sticks - 2 small pieces
12. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
13. Ghee - 2 tbsp
14. Oil - 2 tbsp
15. Salt as required

First lets dry grind the ingredients from 6 - 9 and keep aside. 

Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add the oil. Next add in the cloves and cinnamon and stir. 

Now we have to add in the sliced onions and green chilly. Saute the onions till they turn translucent.Once done, add in the grinded ingredients and saute for a min or two.

Pour in the first extract and then the second extract. Add 1 1/2 tsp salt, mix well and bring to boil. Once the milk starts boiling well, add the drained rice and mix well. Add the curry leaves.  Reduce flame, cover and cook for 5 mins. Remove the lid, stir well. Cover again and keep for 3/4 mins. Remove from flame.

Serve it hot with spicy chicken curry !!Enjoy...