Narali bhaat recipe / sweet jaggery coconut rice

NARALI BHAAT RECIPE / SWEET JAGGERY COCONUT RICE

Narali Bhat means sweet coconut rice is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe,made on the occasion of Narali pournima means Rakshabandhan fastival.

BY SHWETA GALINDE 

INGREDIENTS

• Rice of good quality – ½ cup
• Cardamom – 1
• Clove – 2
• Cinnamon – tiny piece
• Ghee – 2 tsp
• Saffron soaked in 2 tbsp water  /milk – generous pinch
• Water – 2 1/2 cup
• Salt a pinch

METHOD FOR COOKING RICE.

[ I like to cook the rice with the spice so that the rice absorbs the flavour of rice ]

Clean ,wash ,rinse and soak the rice for 30 mins .

Take rice + cardamom + clove + cinnamon+ ghee + water + salt in a pan

Keep on medium flme and allow it to cook .

Stir in between .

Cook till 90 percent done

Drain the water and keep the rice aside in a colander.

FOR NARALI BHAATH

INGREDIENTS

• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Freshly grated coconut – ½ cup
• Grated or powdered jaggery – ½ cup
• Cardamom pwdr – ½ tsp
• Dry fruits – 2 tbsp [ almonds /cashew / raisins ]

METHOD

Heat ghee in a pan add dry fruits  and fry till light golden .

Remove and keep aside .

Lower the flame and add jaggery and cook till it melts .

Add coconut + cardamom pwdr + saffron mixture and mix well .

Stir fry for a min

Add the cooked rice and stir well .

Mix gently ,so that the rice doesn’t break .

Cover and cook for 5 mins and off the flame .

Cover and let it rest for 10 mins .

Open and fluff the rice gently ,add the fried dry fruits .

Narali bhaat is ready to serve .

NOTES

1. Instead of saffron ,we can use food colour.
2. Instead jaggery we can use sugar .
3. We can also add a pinch of nutmeg .

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