Coconut rice with creamy green grams

Name: Coconut rice with creamy green grams
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 and half cup rice; 1 sachet coconut milk; 2 and 3/4 cups water; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; Salt to taste; 1 and half cup green grams boiled in salt water; Half cup plain thick yoghurt; 1 teaspoon crushed garlic; 1 medium sized chopped red onion; 1 large sized chopped tomato; 1 large teaspoon tomato paste; Half teaspoon garam masala

Rozanne Sonon @cook_114088887

For those cold lazy days.

Rozanne Sonon @cook_114088887

For those cold lazy days.

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Ingredients

3 people

Coconut rice
1and half cup rice
1 sachetcoconut milk
2and 3/4 cups water
2 tablespoonssunflower oil
Salt to taste
Creamy green grams
1and half cup green grams boiled in salt water
Halfcup plain thick yoghurt
1 teaspooncrushed garlic
1medium sized chopped red onion
1large sized chopped tomato
1large teaspoon tomato paste
Halfteaspoon garam masala

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Steps

1

Preparing the coconut rice.
2

Heat the oil and salt in a sufuria. Add the washed and drained rice and stir gently.
3

Mix the coconut milk and hot water to equate exactly 3 cups and add this to the rice. Boil on high fire till water reduces.
4

When water is almost dried out stir one last time, reduce heat to low and cover. Let this simmer for about 3 min the. Switch off the fire.
5

Allow the rice to rest for about 20-30 min before serving.
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Preparing the creamy green grams.
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Add the yoghurt and garam masala to the boiled green grams. Do not pour the water that boiled the grams out. It works as a thickner to the grams.
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In another pot add your oil and fry your onions and crushed garlic. Fry this till onions are golden then add in the tomatoes, stir and cover. Allow this to cook and soften the tomatoes.
9

When you see the oil separating add in the tomato paste, mix it up well and allow to simmer for a further 1 min.
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Pour in the green gram mixture and stir it up well. Add more water depending on the consistency you want. Lower the heat and allow to simmer for a further 5 min. Serve hot.