Narali Bhaat

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Narali Bhaat( Coconut Rice) is a typical Maharashtrian Dish especially made during the festival of Raksha Bandhan. It is a sweet dishes made from Rice, Jaggery & fresh grated Coconut. Another version of this dish made without coconut and using sugar instead of jaggery is called Sakhar Bhaat (literally Sugar Rice). We shall also be using sugar instead of jaggery for ease.

Ingredients:

This recipe serves 2 persons and ingredients are listed accordingly.
  1. Fresh Peeled Coconut (Gila Narial) - 1 whole
  2. Basmati Rice - 50gms
  3. Cashew Nuts & Almonds - as required
  4. Saffron (Kesar) - 1 generous pinch
  5. Milk - 50ml
  6. Sugar - 50gms
  7. Cloves - 5 pieces
  8. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
  9. Green Cardamon - 10 pieces
  10.  3 table spoons of Ghee
Procedure:
  • Firstly, chop or crush the dry fruits into small pieces.
  • Ground the Cardamom pods into a powder.
  • Grate the fresh coconut length wise to get long strands.
  • Make sure to remove the brown layer on the outside of the coconut to get pure white strands.
  • Soak the saffron in milk for 30 mins or till it leaves a healthy amount of color in the milk.
  • Now we cook the rice in a microwave.
  • Mix the rice with 3 times the water as the rice and microwave for 10 mins on full power.
  • Keep the cooked rice aside for at least 15 mins.
 
  • Heat 2 table spoons of ghee in a fry pan and add the cinnamon & cloves.
  • Saute till they give out an aroma.
  • Now add the crushed/chopped dry fruits and again saute for a minute.
  • Now, add the cooked rice to the pan along with the grated coconut, sugar and the saffron milk.
  • Cook for 10-15 mins till the coconut is cooked and all the sugar has melted.
  • Now add the ground cardamon pods, a spoon of ghee and cook for another 5 mins till there is very little or no moisture left.
  • Be very careful while stirring to not break the cooked grains of rice.
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