Go Back
–+ servings

Coconut Milk Pulao Recipe

Coconut Milk Pulao is a one-pot delicious recipe made with coconut milk, rice, spices, and mixed vegetables.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 3

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot
  • 2 Mixing Bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 1/2 can coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/4 cup cashews
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

Vegetables

  • 2 medium size onions, julienned
  • 1 potato
  • 6-7 green chilies, vertically sliced
  • 3 medium size carrots diced
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • 1/4 cup beans cut into bite-size pieces

Spices

  • 3 bay leaf
  • 8 cloves
  • 2 one-inch cinnamon sticks
  • 2 star anise
  • 1 tsp shahi jeera (sub with cumin seeds)
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 4 green cardamoms or 1/e tsp cardamom seeds
  • 1 mace

Instructions
 

Prep

  • Add 1/2 can coconut milk to a bowl (which will be thick as paste), and mix it well to make it dense- add 1 cup water to dilute it
  • In a different bowl add rice, now add 3 1/2 cups of coconut milk + water to it
  • Add salt to the water and mix it. When you taste the water should be slightly salty.

Cooking Method

  • Turn on the Instant pot in the sautee mode, and add ghee and oil to it.
  • Once the ghee is hot, add all the spices, green chilies, and cashews and saute for a minute
  • Add onions to it and some salt. Saute till the color of the onions turn light brown
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell of the paste goes away. Keep stirring frequently to avoid the mixture sticking to the pot. Stir in veggies to the mixture and saute for a couple of mins
  • Hit cancel and scrape up all the browned bits left in the pot after sauteeing, use some water if needed. This step is crucial to avoid the burn notice
  • Add the rice you prepped with coconut milk to it. Close the lid, choose the pressure cook button, and adjust the time to 7 mins on high pressure. If using pressure cooker, cook it for 3 whistles.
  • Wait for natural release, and fluff the rice with a fork.
  • Serve the rice hot with raita and kurma curry.
Keyword Coconut Milk Biryani, Coconut Milk Pulao
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!