Indian Rice with Sesame and Coconut - Til Narial Bhat
This Sesame Coconut Rice is a classic South Indian dish that you can easily add to your lunches. You'll love the added nuttiness from the toasted sesame! It is super flavorful and vegan too.
Servings: 7 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 4 tablespoons light Sesame oil this is a golden-colored sesame oil available at Indian supermarkets
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds
- 8 dried red chiles
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup frozen grated coconut defrosted (or freshly grated coconut)
Instructions
- Soak rice for 1/2 hour.
- Bring 1 1/2 cups water, coconut milk, and ginger to a boil.
- Add rice and bring to a boil again.
- Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook on medium-low heat for 20 minutes, until rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
- Heat oil in a wok or large pot.
- Add mustard seeds. When they start to pop, add chiles. After 1 minute, add sesame seeds.
- When the sesame seeds turn golden brown, add coconut, salt, and rice.
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