Coconut Rice Erupting With Spices, Nuts & Peas

This coconut rice has cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, red chili, carrot, garlic lemon grass, nuts, peas & coconut.This is being made for a Luau!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  cups basmati rice (white)
• 1  cup water
• 1 1⁄2 cups light coconut milk
• 2  tablespoons  oil
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom
• 2  whole cloves
• 1  small red chile, seeded and minced
• 1  carrot, cut julienne very fine strips
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  stalk lemongrass, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped  macadamia nuts, toasted
• 1  cup  frozen peas
•  toasted coconut (optional)

Directions

1. Place rice in a large bowl and pour water and coconut milk over it. Stir and set aside.
2. In a large skillet, heat oil and saute cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, chile, and carrots over med-high heat for a minute.
3. Stir in garlic, lemon grass, salt, and rice with soaking liquid. Bring to a boil, cover pan, reduce heat, simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Stir in nuts and peas, cover and simmer another 5 minutes. Remove lemon grass and garnish with toasted coconut.