Ingredients

• 3 cups - basmati or any fine, raw rice
• 1 - large fresh coconut, grated
• 3 tbsp - ghee
• 1 - large onion, finely sliced
• 1/2 tsp -whole peppercorns
• 2 tbsp - turmeric
• 1 tbsp - salt

How to Make Fresh Coconut Rice with ghee

• Grate the coconut, soak in 3 cups of boiled water and when luke warm, pass through a blender and strain the juice.
• Soak the rice for half an hour.
• Heat ghee and fry the onion till brown.
• Drain and set aside
• In the same ghee, add the peppercorns, rice and turmeric, fry for 5 minutes
• Add the coconut milk and enough water so that it stands 1 inch above the rice
• Add salt
• Bring this to a boil, reduce the heat and cook till the rice is almost cooked
• Garnish with the fried onions