Coconut Rice

It is a very simple recipe and can be prepared in short time. In this dish, I have added finely chopped ginger to give a special taste. 

 If you want your coconut rice to taste yummy, use coconut oil for seasoning. 

 This goes well with any fry or varuval. Here is the recipe...

 Ingredients

Boiled Rice – 2 cups

Grated Coconut – 2 cups

Channa Dal – 2 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Chopped Ginger – 1 inch

Mustard Seeds -1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Sliced Green Chilli – 3

Fried Nuts – 5 tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 3

Hing – a pinch

Ghee – 1 tsp

Coconut Oil – 2 tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Chopped Mint Leaves – few

Curry Leaves – few

Salt to taste

Method

Cook rice separately and spread the cooked rice on wide plate and allow cooling.

Heat coconut oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli and sauté it for a min till the aroma is released.

Now add the urad dal, channa dal, green chilli, chopped ginger, cashew nuts and sauté it till it turns slight in brown color.

Then add the grated coconut and salt fry well. Now add ghee on top of this mix. 

Finally add the rice and fry for about 5 minutes on low flame.

Mix well and add chopped coriander, mint leaves then switch off the flame.