Ingredients
Rice— 1cup,
Onion—1,
Gralic—3ponds,
Ginger— ½ inch,
Green chills—2,
Cloves— 3,
Cinnamon—2 small pcs,
Cardamom—2 ,
Bay leaf—1,
Star anise— 1,
Coconut milk—1 cup,
Sesame oil—3 tbsp
Salt—1 ¼ tsp.
Method
Wash and soak the rice for 15mintues. Dry roast cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Grind garlic, ginger and the dry roasted spices. Heat oil in pan add the star anise , bay leaf, onion and green chills and fry till the onion turns translucent. Add this to the rice. Now add the coconut milk, salt and sufficient water to cook the rice in a cooker. Open the lid and gently mix the rice, so that the top coconut milk layer gets mixed evenly. Brinji rice is ready.
(note :-remember to reduce the proportion of water ,since we are adding one cup of coconut milk.)