Sri Lankan Rice

Ingredients For Sri Lankan Rice:

Rice 3/4 cup
Thick coconut milk 1/2 cup
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
Cinnamon stick 1 inch stick
Cardamom pods 2 crushed
Onion chopped 1
Butter 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp

For Garnish:
Onion 1 sliced
Cashews broken 2 tbsp
Raisins 2 tbsp
Butter 1 tbsp

Method

Heat 1 tbsp butter. 

Once the butter browns, add cinnamon, cardamom, curry leaves and onions and sauté till the onions turn a light brown. 

Now add this to the earlier soaked rice. 

Mix the water and coconut milk together well. 

Add 1 tsp salt. 

Add the coconut milk mixture, mix well and cook till rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed. 

Once done, fluff gently with a fork. 

Heat a pan with the remaining butter and let it brown. 

Now add the onions and let it cook till light brown. 

Add the cashews next and wait for it to turn a golden brown. 

At this stage, the onions must also be brown. 

Add the raisins and fry.
Add this mixture to the rice and mix gently and serve.

Sri Lankan Rice by Zarnak Sidhwa

Zarnak's wardrobe for this episode was sponsored by G I R L I E.