Coconut Rice
Ingredients : Cooked Rice – 1 glass
Fresh Coconut scrapped – 1cup
Green Chillies – 5 nos
Mustard Seeds – 2tsp
Urad Dal- 2 tsp
Channa Dal – 2 tsp
Groundnuts – 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts – 5 nos
Curry Leaves
Hing – 1 tsp
Coconut oil – 1 tsp
Til Oil – 2tblsp
Cooking Oil – 3tblsp
Salt to taste
Method : Take oil in a pan add Mustard seeds, Urad Dal, Channa Dal, Groundnuts, Cashewnuts and let them fry till the mustard seeds pops and all the dals are light brown colour.
Finely chop the Green Chilles.
Now add this to the pan with CurryLeaves. Give a mix. Now add the Coconut scrapped, with Salt, Hing and mix well. Keep the fire in low flame.
Lastly add the coconut oil. It will Give a nice aroma. Give a final stir for 2 mins and remove from fire
Note : If you are going to eat immediately donot brown the Coconut. It gives a very good taste to the Coconut Rice.
If going to take to travel then you can brown the Coconut
Now add the cooked rice to this and mix well. At this stage add the Til oil and mix well . Til oil is important to keep the Coconut rice moist and soft.
Hot Coconut rice is ready. Serve with Papads/ Vadams/ Chips