Coconut rice

Coconut rice, another very simple, easy and yummy rice recipe after Tomato rice. South Indians can make anything and everything out of rice I must say.

Ingredients :

Rice - 2 cups

Freshly grated coconut - 1 cup

Oil - 2 tbsp (use coconut oil for extra flavor)

Red chillies - 2

Green chilles - 4 to 5(as per taste)

Mustard

Cummin seeds

Chana Dal -1 tbsp

Urad Dal - 1tbsp

Hing( Asafetida) - a pinch (Optional)

Roasted Cashew nuts - 2 spoon

Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves - few

salt to taste

sugar - 1/2 tbsp

Corainder leaves - 1 spoon

Procedure :

1. Put oil in a pan. Add all the ingredients one by one, in the order of red chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, curry leaves, urad dal, green chillies.

2. After few seconds add roasted cashew nuts. Then is the turn of chopped ginger, salt to taste. Then add the coconut powder and mix well for 2 min. You get a nice aroma. Add coriander leaves.

3. Now add the cooked rice and mix real good. Yummy Coconut rice is ready for serving!