Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Fresh grated coconut – 1 cup

Cooked / leftover rice –  2 cup

Oil

Mustard and Cumin seeds

Hing/Asafetida powder

Curry leaves

Dry Red Chilies

Channa dal / kadalai parupu / Bengal gram – 1 tbsp.

Urad dal – 1 tsp.

Cashew nuts

Finely chopped Ginger

Salt to taste

Instructions:

• ·         Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a khadai, add channa and urad dal
• ·         Then add hing, mustard and cumin seeds
• ·         When they splitters, add cashew nuts, curry leaves, ginger and red chilies – saute
• ·         Add salt and coconut gratings – turn off the burner
• ·         In that heat you can mix the coconut ingredients and then add cooked rice (rice should not be too hot or sticky. Separate grains preferred) – mix well
• ·         Coconut rice is ready. Serve hot with fried papad / fryums / chips as side dish