Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice is a flavoursome rice from South India. A no onion garlic recipe, it is ideal for festive days.

Course dinner, festive cooking, lunch box, lunch ideas

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword coconut rice, festive cooking, no onion garlic recipe, south indian dishes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Ingredients

1 cup rice
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon bengal gram
1 teaspoon urad dal
2 tablespoon groundnut
8 cashew
4 red chilly
a few sprigs of curry leaf
1/2 cup coconut
salt to taste

Instructions

Wash the rice and cook it in pressure cooker, adjust the water quantity accordingly. Once the pressure releases, keep it aside.
Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, as it splutters, put bengal gram, urad dal, groundnuts. Saute for a while. Put cashew pieces and red chilly into it. Throw in the curry leaves, the seasoning is ready. Keep it aside.
Put rice, salt and coconut to it. Mix it.
Coconut rice is ready to serve.

Notes

Grated coconut may be added in the seasoning. I do not do it, I prefer putting it over and mixing.
A few green chilly and ginger may be added in the seasoning.