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Bengali Spiced Coconut Rice With Raisins And Cashews

Name: Bengali Spiced Coconut Rice With Raisins And Cashews
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 1.5 cup Gobindobhog or Jasmine rice, washed and air-dried for 15 minutes; 2 tbsp Ghee; 4 item Green cardamom pods, lightly cracked; 1 item Cinnamon stick, broken in half; 0.25 cup Raw cashews, halved; 0.25 cup Golden raisins; 0.25 cup Grated fresh coconut; 1 tbsp Sugar

Fragrant aromatic rice lightly sweetened and tossed with golden fried cashews, sweet raisins, green cardamom, and fresh grated coconut.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 30 min

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Technique to learn

Chaawal Phoron (Tempered Sweet Rice Cook)

Frying dry raw aromatic rice in spiced ghee before simmering to coat each grain in aromatics.

Instructions

Step 1: Melt 1 tablespoon of ghee in a medium pot over medium-low heat. Fry cashews and golden raisins for 2 minutes until cashews turn pale gold and raisins plump up. Remove and set aside.

Step 2: In the same pot, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of ghee. Toss in green cardamoms and cinnamon stick; cook for 30 seconds until sweet aroma releases.

Step 3: Add the dried rice to the pot and gently toast in the ghee for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid crushing the grains.

Step 4: Pour in 2.75 cups of water, grated fresh coconut, sugar, and 0.5 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a rapid boil.

Step 5: Cover tightly with a lid, reduce heat to the lowest setting, and cook undisturbed for 12 minutes.

Step 6: Turn off heat, let steam with lid on for 5 minutes, then gently fluff with a fork while stirring in fried cashews and raisins.

Cooking tips

Drying the rinsed rice before sautéing ensures fluffy, non-sticky distinct rice grains.
Gobindobhog rice provides the most authentic buttery aroma, but Jasmine rice makes a great substitute.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Bengali; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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