Narali Bhat ( Sweet Coconut Rice)

Narali bhat prepared widely in Maharashtra on the day of Shravani Poornima (Coconut festival which falls on Full moon day in the rainy season, mostly in august.
Naral means Coconut and Bhat means rice in Marathi.  Tastes simply great.
So just try this sweet and tasty coconut rice.

Ingredients:
2 cups of rice
3 cups of grated jaggery
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
4 tablespoon ghee
1 coconut grated
4-5 cloves

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.
2. Mix coconut and jaggery and keep it aside.
3. In a pan add ghee, cloves,soaked rice and boiled water.
4. Cook till rice is cooked.
5. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan and add coconut , jaggery with boiled rice and mix gently.
6. Cover and cook on low flame for 15 minutes.
7. Open cover after few minutes.
8. Add cardamom powder and mix well.

Your Narali bhat is ready to serve. Serve hot with ghee.