Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Cups Cooked Rice
• 1 Cup Coconut, freshly grated
• 9-10 Cashews
• 1 Green Chilly, chopped finely
• 1 Tspn Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tspn Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 Tspn Split Chana Dal 
• 1/2 Tspn Split Urad Dal
• 1 Dry Red Chilly
• 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
• A pinch of Hing/ Asafoetida
• Salt as per taste

METHOD

• Cook the rice and let it cool. 
• Heat a pan and add a tbspn of ghee. Ghee can be substituted with cooking oil too. 
• Add the mustard seeds and when they begin to crackle add dry red chilli, cumin seeds, split chana dal, split urad dal, hing, curry leaves, cahews and chopped green chilly. Saute till chana dal starts to turn golden brown.
• Add freshly grated coconut and saute for a couple of minutes. Add salt. Switch of flame.
• Add the rice and mix well.
• Coconut rice goes well with any gravy.