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Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice is a flavoursome rice from South India. A no onion garlic recipe, it is ideal for festive days.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course: dinner, festive cooking, lunch box, lunch ideas
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. Wash the rice and cook it in pressure cooker, adjust the water quantity accordingly.  Once the pressure releases, keep it aside.
  2. 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.
  3. Put rice, salt and coconut to it. Mix it.
  4. 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.