Indian Coconut Rice Pilaf

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	320g / 11oz	Long grain rice
2 cups	474ml	Coconut milk
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated fresh ginger
4 tablespoons	60ml	Oil
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Black mustard seed
8		Dried red chiles
1/3 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Sesame seeds
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Flaked fresh coconut
		Salt

Recipe Instructions

Soak 2 cups long grain rice in water, meanwhile boil 2 cups coconut milk + 1.5 cups water + 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger. Drain and add the rice, bring to a boil again, cover, turn off heat.

In separate pan, fry 4 tablespoons oil plus the mustard seeds until they pop. Then add 8 chopped dried red chiles, brown. Add the sesame seeds and brown lightly.

Pour the flavored oil and the salt over rice, toss in the flaked fresh coconut (or dried unsweetened that's been soaked).

Source:
From Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian cookbook

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