Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil, plus 1 tablespoon for the cashews
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 cups basmati rice, rinsed several times in cold water and drained well
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup raw cashews, halved
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
- 1/4 cup grated fresh coconut
Directions
Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook until soft. Add the drained rice, salt and pepper and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
While the rice is cooking, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a small saute pan over medium heat. Add the cashews and cook until lightly golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Place coconut milk and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the hot liquid to the rice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. When the rice is cooked, remove from the oven and fold in the green onion, and coconut. Spoon the rice onto a platter and garnish with the toasted cashews.
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By Sandra Bucciero
Grosse Pointe W...
on October 07, 2008
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I just made this today, and I liked it. However, I tweaked it a little to turn it into a main course. I added more garlic, some curry, and I used chicken stock in place of the water for more depth. After adding the liquid, I added some frozen peas and carrots and poached some chicken breasts in the same liquid that I added to the rice, then added the chicken to the rice after it was all done. The curry gave it a real kick. Also, make sure to taste for salt at the end - you may need to add extra salt.
By kdoherty1985
Middleton, MA
on September 04, 2008
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seeing as how i never saw the episode i had no idea how hard it was to open a coconut and then grind the meat. it could have been a short comedy actually...
when finsished with it i felt like it was missing something, not sure, and i followed the recipe almost to a T. i had rice similar to this in a restaurant and it tasted better...
I wish there was a way to simplify this recipe even more; esp. since i think it really should be rated as moderate difficulty and not easy
By barneybbarbie_7...
Riverside, CA
on September 23, 2007
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I tried this for a crowd for my husbands birthday party. (Luau theme Everyone loved it. I was in such a rush to get everything on the table that I forgot the coconut. It was still very good.
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