Coconut Rice

If you like the flavor of coconut, this rice will be a sure hit in your house. Very easy and quick recipe which can be made in no time and a great option for lunchboxes too.

This Coconut Rice has a natural nutty flavor that is delicious with coconut, chana dal, groundnuts, cashewnuts….

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice – 1 cup

Fresh Grated Coconut – ¾ cup - ½ cup

Curry leaves – 6 leaves

Salt As Required

Oil – ½ tsp

Seasoning

GroundNuts – 1 tsp

Chana dal – 1 tsp

Cashew Nuts – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Hing - 2 pinches

Red Chillies – 2 no

Green chillies – 3 no slit length wise

Curry leaves – 3 no

Oil/ghee – ½ tsp

Preparation

• In a small pan take ½ tsp of oil and fry curry leaves.
• Take the cooked rice in a wide blow spread evenly with salt and above fried curry leaves. Keep aside
• In the same pan take oil/ghee add groundnuts, channa dal, cashewnuts and allow them to turn medium golden.
• Now add mustard seeds, jeera and when they splutter add urad dal.
• Add red chillies, curry leaves, green chillies, hing and fry for few seconds.
• Add grated coconut and combine well.

• Saute for 3-4 minutes on low flame.
• Turn of the heat and add the seasoning to the rice and mix well.
• Serve hot with any of your pachadi/pickle/curry along with papad.