Coconut Rice
Coconut rice is a South Indian rice dish prepared with rice, coconut and a few spices. It has a nutty, sweet and fruity flavour from the coconut and a slight heat from the spices.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cooked rice
- ¾ cup Coconut grated
For Tempering
- 1 tsp Cooking oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Chana Dal
- ½ tsp Split Urad dal
- 8-10 Cashew Nuts
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 2 Dried Red Chillies
- ¾ tsp Salt
Instructions
- You can make this recipe quickly only if you have leftover rice and grated coconut handy. If not, please add another 30 minutes to the prep time.
- In a kadai, add cooking oil. Once the oil is warm, add the mustard seeds, urad dal and channa dal. Roast it for 20 seconds.
- Next, add in the cashew nuts, red chillies and curry leaves. Saute until the cashew nuts are brown.
- Now, add half a cup of coconut and saute till the coconut gets mildly browned.
- After the coconut browns, add the cooked rice and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and turn off the heat.
- Garnish with more grated coconut on top, and your coconut rice is ready!