Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Raw Rice – 1 cup

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Red chilly - 2

Green chilli – 4

Bengal gram dhal – 1 teaspoon

Asafotida – ¼ teaspoon

Cashew nut – 1 tablespoon

Coconut Oil – 4 or 5 teaspoons

Mustard – Half teaspoon

Curry leaves – few

Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Method:

Cook rice till soft (But not mushy). Put it in a plate or broad vessel and spread it.

Sprinkle one or two teaspoon oil over it.In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up, add Bengal gram dhal and fry till it turns light brown.

Add cashew nuts, chillies, asafetida powder and curry leaves and fry for a while.

Now add coconut gratings and fry for two/three seconds.

Add cooked rice to this and mix gently.

Garnish with coriander leaves.