I have heard of chettinad's kavuni arisi but never had an opportunity to try it until last month. Our neighbour during Grihapravesham (House Warming Ceremony) arranged for cooks from Karaikudi who are specialists in chettinad cuisine. For breakfast they served kavuni arisi and paasiparuppu puttu along with idli, pongal and vadai. Kavuni arisi was so delicious I had a second serving. As a coincidence I got the recipe for the rice in a tamil magazine. Then when I went to the stores I saw a pack of kavuni arisi also known as balck rice and I bought it immediately. As I had everything in hand to make kavuni arisi, I soaked the rice in the morning and cooked it for our evening snack. It takes nearly 30 minutes to cook. But preparing the dish is very easy once the rice is cooked. We loved the way it turned. It was absolutely delicious and matched the Karaikudi cook's dish.
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Serves 2 Persons
Ingredients:
Black Rice/ Kavuni Arisi-1/2cup
Water-2 1/2cups
Grated Coconut-1/2cup
Sugar-1/3cup
Ghee-1tbs
Broken Cashew-3tbs
Cardamom Powder-1/4tsp
Procedure:
1. Soak rice in 2 1/2 cups of water for 2-3 hours.
2. Transfer the rice along with water and cardamom powder to pressure cooker.
3. When the first whistle blows, switch flame to low and cook for 25-30 minutes.
4. Remove from flame and keep it aside until the pressure subsides.
5. Open the cooker and stir the rice.
6. Add sugar and coconut. Mix well.
7. Heat ghee in a pan and add cashew. Fry until golden.
8. Add it to the rice and mix well.
9. Serve it hot or at room temperature.
This is kavuni arisi. When I googled, I also got to know that it is called as black sticky rice or black glutinous rice or forbidden rice. There is a Thai dish which is exactly the same as kavuni arisi and it is called as Coconut Black Rice Pudding served along with coconut milk. I saw the recipe in Food Safari on Fox Entertainment.
Labels: BLACK RICE, CHETTINAD, KAVUNI ARISI, SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES, SUGAR, SWEETS
