Narali Bhat - Sweet coconut rice ( नारळी भात )

Ingredients : 

1 cup ........................ basmati rice
1 cup ....................... grated jagerry
1 cup ....................... thick cococnut milk ( grate the coconut , grind it and extract thick juice)
4/5  ..........................cloves
1 inch .....................cinnamon
15 - 20  .................. raisins
15-20 ..................... raw groundnuts ( soaked in water )
1/4 t sp ................. nutmeg powder
1/4 t sp .................. cardamom powder
 2 - 3 tb sp ............... ghee

Method :

Heat ghee in a pan and add cloves and cinnamon stick .

Now strain the water and add soaked groundnuts .

Stir the groundnuts for 2/3 minutes .

Thoroughly wash and strain the rice and add it to the pan .

Saute the rice for few minutes and add to it the thick milk extracted from coconut along with 1 cup water .

Also add very little salt , cover the pan and let the rice cook .

When the rice is just cooked stir it very carefully taking care not to break the rice grains .

Add to it jaggery and let it melt .

Keep the gas flame medium .

Now add to it nutmeg and cardamom powders and raisins .

Cover the pan with a lid and let the rice cook for five more minutes .

To avoid the rice getting burnt from below you can keep a flat tawa below the pan while cooking .