Coconut Milk Rice

• Basmati rice - 3 cups
• Onion, chopped - 2 nos
• Green chillies - 6 nos
• Cashew- 3 tsp 
• Coriander leaves, chopped- 1/2 bunch
• Mint(Pudhina) leaves, chopped- 1/4 bunch 
• Ginger-garlic paste - 2 1/2 tbsp
• Cloves - 4 nos
• Cinnamon - 2" stick
• Cardamom - 4 nos
• Bay leaves - A few
• Oil 
• Butter 
• Thick coconut milk - 3 cups
• Thin coconut milk - 2 1/2 cups 
• Salt 

Preparation:

1. Heat oil and butter in a big pot.
2. Add cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon, cashews and cardamom
3. Add onion and saute it for 10 mins.
4. Add green chillies and saute further for 10 mins.
5. Add coriander and mint leaves.
6. Saute, till the onions become brownish.
7. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute well.
8. Add salt and when  the oil starts to separate, add 5 1/2 cups of coconut milk and bring them to boil.
9. Add rice into the above boiling coconut milk.
10. Cook till the rice is done
11. Serve hot with a spicy curry or kulambu.