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coconut rice recipe

Coconut Rice recipe

Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword rice
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Raw Rice - 1 cup (I have used sona masuri raw rice)
  • Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
  • Mustard seeds –1 tsp
  • Chana dal/split chickpeas – 1 tbsp
  • Urad dal/white lentil – 2 tsp
  • Red chillies – 2
  • Green chillies - 2 (finely chopped)
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Ginger finely chopped – 1 tbsp
  • Asafoetida – 1/8 tsp
  • Cashew nuts - 10 (broken)
  • Raw Peanuts - 15
  • salt to taste
  • Coconut oil - 2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. Clean rice in water nicely. Soak it for 15-20 minutes .Drain that water and pressure cook rice with 2 cups of water. Spread the cooked rice in a plate a and set it aside.

  2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and asafoetida.

  3. When mustard seeds crackle, add chana dal, urad dal, red chilli, cashew nuts, peanuts and roast till it becomes slightly brown.

  4. Add green chilies, ginger and curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds.

  5. Lower the flame and add grated coconut and sauté for few seconds.

  6. Add cooked rice and salt and mix it well.

  7. Transfer it into a serving bowl and serve it hot with some chips or papads or any side dish with gravy.