Coconut Rice Recipe

Preparation Time:15 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves:2
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Cooked Rice - 1/2 cup
Coconut - 1/4 cup gratedCashews - 5 roughly broken
Ghee - 1 tsp
Salt - as required

To temper:

Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Coconut Oil - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal(white) - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Hing(Perungayam) - a tiny pinch
Green chillies - 1 slitted
Curry leaves - few

Method:

1. Heat oil - add the items listed under 'to temper', allow it to crackle. Now add grated coconut and saute in low flame till moisture leaves.Add required salt.Dont let it brown just saute it for 3mins in low flame till nice aroma rises.Switch off.
2. Cook and keep the cooled rice ready.Add the cooked rice and mix well.
3. Fry cashews in ghee till golden brown.Add cashews,drizzle coconut oil  and give a quick stir.
4. Serve hot / warm!
5. For coconut rice - you can add channa dhal and boiled peanuts while tempering as a variation.If you are adding chana dal soak in water for few mins then add while tempering
6. Adding coconut oil gives a great flavour 
7. You can replace green chillies with red chillies too.