This Creamy Coconut Rice is flavourful with the addition of Night Jasmine flowers. Sharing Jasmine Coconut Rice Recipe from my kitchen with loads of love.

Parijata, also known as GangaShiuli in Odiya & Night Jasmine in English is Lord Krishna’s favorite flower. Strangely blooms at night and by dawn can be found where it has fallen – atop leaves or on the grass…

It is also known as tree of sorrow ,may be due to silent shedding of edible Night-Jasmine  like tear drops.

Night Jasmine Coconut Rice Recipe

The sweet smell swiftly overwhelms me when i saw the white carpet of these beautiful flowers lying on grass every morning . Oh such a lovely sight !! In our culture this flower is also used for adornment of women ,they make beautiful ornaments using the fresh flowers .

Though i have seen Mom using the leaves to make fritters just like we do for bitter-gourd leaves. But using the flowers come into picture few years back when i came across my blogger-friend Sangeeta Khanna’s article .

I started using them and later i came across the various use of it. While Assamese add these edible Night-Jasmine to fish curry ,many used as a replacement of Saffron. Yeah ,they call it Poor Men’s Saffron. For that these flowers are sun-dried and through out the year when not in season.

Health benefits of this plants are many . The herbal concoction prepared from it’s leaves is very helpful treating dengue and remit-tent fevers.It also works in reducing pain due to Arthritis. It boost up your immunity system very well. While the flowers are helpful in bowel movements and aid in the digestion ,they also produces antibacterial and antioxidant action.

How to use Night Jasmine Flowers  in making Creamy Coconut Rice

Make fragrant water using Edible Night-Jasmine.

Collect fresh flowers ,wash them 2 to 3 times.Now add them to drinking water and let it be for 2 to 4 hour .Discard the flowers and serve.

You may like to check Recipe for Mint Rice 

Jasmine Coconut Rice Recipe

Here sharing a dish which is truly flavorsome ,creamy delicious rice with goodness of coconut and shiulu flowers. As in Odisha we get coconut so easily ,so i use them a lot. In fact most of the time i prefer chewing them as it is ,it’s a good exercise for your teeth !!

The white petals of Edible Night-Jasmine is little bitter in taste ,so i separate the orange part from them.I have used orange stems here in recipe.You need more in quantity to add color to your dish unlike saffron.

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Coconut-Shiuli flower Rice

Assamese add these edible Night-Jasmine to fish curry ,many used as a replacement of Saffron.For that these flowers are sun-dried and stored.

Course

main course

Cuisine

indian

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

12 minutes

Servings

serving

Ingredients

• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 1/2 cup coconut milk thick
• 1 tbsp cashew nut
• 2 tbsps raisin
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsps clarified butter
• water

Course main course Cuisine indian Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 12 minutes Servings serving Ingredients 1 cup jasmine rice 1/2 cup coconut milk thick 1 tbsp cashew nut 2 tbsps raisin 1 tsp cardamom powder 1 tsp sugar 2 tsps clarified butter water

Instructions

1. Wash rice once and soak in 2 cup of water for 5 minutes.
2. Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashew nut ,raisin for a minute. Take them out and fry the rice & flower stems for 2 minute in the same oil.
3. Start boiling 2 cup of water .Once it reaches boiling point ,add rice along with flower to it.
4. Let it cook for 5 minute. Add coconut milk ,sugar and cardamom powder .Cook for another 5 minute till they are done. Add fried cashew nut and raisin. Serve warm.