Goan Coconut Milk Pilaf Recipes

GOAN PRAWN PULAO (PILAF)

Steps:

• Marinate the prawns in ½ teaspoon salt, lime juice and turmeric powder for 15 minutes
• Heat the cooking pot with the ghee. When it melts, add the whole spices, once they turn fragrant, add in the onions, sautee´until they become soft and light brown. Next add the ginger garlic pastes and chilis, cook for couple minutes and then add the tomato
• Once the tomatoes soften, add the vegetables and spice powders. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes and then throw in the prawns, mix well and cook for 2 minutes*
• Next, add the soaked rice and coriander leaves. Mix well but gently, so as to not break the rice grains
• Now add the coconut milk, water and salt to taste, give it another mix. Be mindful that the prawns also have salt due to the marination. Cook this on high flame until the water and coconut milk from the surface dries up
• Then cover with the cooking pot with a lid an cook on the lowest flame for another 8 minutes. Once done, remove the pot from the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving
• Garnish your delicious Goan prawns pulao with fresh coconut and coriander leaves and serve. Enjoy!

GOAN COCONUT-MILK PILAF

Steps:

• Dry-roast the coconut in a small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, but just barely darker in color, 1 to 2 minutes. Cool and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom pods and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the onion (and ground cardamom, if using) and cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Mix in rice, coconut milk, 1 * cups water and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover the pan and cook until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, mix in the coconut, vindaloo powder (or garam masala) and cilantro.

GOAN COCONUT MILK PILAF

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the vindaloo masala and the coconut milk. Then dry-roast the coconut in a small skillet or tava over medium heat until fragrant, but just barely darker, 1 to 2 minutes.2. Heat the oil in medium nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat, add the cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom pods, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.3. Add the onion and cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Then mix in the rice, coconut milk, water, and salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan (partially at first, until the foam subsides, then snugly), and cook until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Do not stir the rice while it cooks. Remove from heat and allow the rice to rest about 5 minutes. Then transfer to a serving platter, lightly mix in the roasted coconut, vindaloo powder (or garam masala), and cilantro, and serve.VARIATION: For a traditional, even richer flavor, make this recipe with only coconut milk--simply substitute more coconut milk for the water. A similar rice is also made in southern India, but they add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric and 3 to 5 dried red chili peppers along with the cinnamon and cloves.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.