Instant Pot Sweet Coconut Rice

Sweet coconut rice cooked with aromatic cardamom, cloves, raisins and then garnished with saffron and lightly fried cashews

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 1 tablespoon warm milk
• 2 tablespoons ghee (divided)
• 20 whole cashews
• 2 whole green cardamom pods
• 6 cloves
• 1½ cups water
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup fresh coconut (grated (frozen works well))
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Wash, rinse, and soak rice in water for 20 minutes. Drain the rice and keep it aside. Soak saffron in milk and set aside for garnishing
2. 2Turn Instant Pot to Saute(more) mode. Add half of the ghee and cashews. Cook the cashews for a minute or until they turn golden brown, stirring constantly. Take the cashews out and keep them aside for garnishing in the end.
3. 3Add remaining ghee to the pot. Add cardamom pods and cloves. Cook for 10-15 seconds as they release the aromas. Add drained rice and toast gently for a minute stirring constantly.
4. 4Add water and salt. Mix well. Make sure all the rice is submerged underwater. Close Instant Pot with the pressure valve to sealing. Pressure Cook for 6 minutes followed by 5-minute Natural Pressure Release.
5. 5Open Instant pot. Add coconut, sugar, raisins, and cardamom powder. Mix well.
6. 6Set Instant Pot to Saute(less) mode. Cook with a glass lid on for 5 minutes. Garnish with fried cashews and saffron. Enjoy!