Thengai Paal Soru / Nei Soru (Coconut Milk Rice)

The other day i was thinking about what to cook for my LO which will be tasty and healthy. She likes Rice with less spice (chilly) taste, so this recipe struck me which has coconut milk to nullify the spiciness. Mittu loved every bite.

This is a South Indian dish, predominantly cooked in Muslim families of Tamil Nadu and Kerala Border. Its a completely vegetarian recipe. This recipe tastes like biriyani. You can cook it for larger group of people, with limited time and ingredients. Egg curry will taste best with it. 

Ingredients: (serves 2 )

Basmati Rice : 2 cups

Onion : 2 medium

Tomatoes : 1 medium

Green Chilly : 1 or 2 (according to your spice requirement)

Coconut Milk : 1 cup thick

Ginger Garlic Paste : 1/2 Table spoon

Soya Chunks : Handful

Salt : to taste

To Temper:

Clarified Butter / Ghee - 2 Table Spoon

Cloves : 2 nos

Cinnamon Stick : 1 small

Cardamom : 1 nos

Black Stone flower : a pinch

Bay leaf : 1 large

Method:

• Soak Basmati rice in water for 20 mins. 
• Boil water and switch off, now add soy chunks in it and let it rest till soya chunks completely soak. after the soya chunks are soaked, squeeze out the excess water and keep it separately.
• Take a cooker, heat it, put ghee and the remaining items mentioned in to temper list.
• Add chopped onions saute till it becomes transparent in color.
• Add ginger garlic paste saute for 1 minute
• Add slit green chilly.
• Now add tomatoes and saute till it becomes soft.
• Add Soy Chunks.
• Add the drained basmati rice, salt and saute.
• Now add 1 cup thick coconut milk and 1 cup water to the rice.
• check for salt requirement.
• Close the cooker lid and pressure cook it in medium flame for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Serve hot with Raita or any Curry of your choice.

Note:

• You can add dry fruits to this recipe.
• Some use 2 cups of coconut milk instead of 1, this gives a sweet taste to the recipe. If you are a person with a sweet tooth then put 2 cups of coconut milk.