Ingredients
- Boiled Rice – 3 cups
- Fresh Grated Coconut – 1.5 cup
- Urud dhal/Ulutham Paruppu – 2 tsp
- Channa dhal/Kadalai Paruppu – 2 tsp
- Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Coconut oil – 3 tsp
- Red Chilli – 3 to 4
- Green chilli – 2 (chopped nicely)
- Cashews – 7 to 8
- Very finely chopped ginger – 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves – a handful
- Coriander leaves – few for garnishing
- Asafoetida – a pinch
- Sugar – 1/2 tsp
- Salt as per taste
Method
- In a Kadai, add coconut oil.
- When the oil gets heated up, add the mustard seeds, channa dhal, urud dhall, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chillies, cashews, finely chopped ginger one by one and fry for few minutes.
- Add the green chillies and the coconut and saute for some more minutes. (may be around 3 to 4 minutes) (take care that coconut not get burnt)
- Now add the salt, asafotida, sugar and then the boiled rice and mix well. (Adding little sugar, enhances the taste, since we are not adding the coconut milk in this version of coconut rice)
- Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve hot.
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Contrasting colours of spices in coconut rice makes very attractive. One of my favourite variety Rice.
Most lovely looking coconut rice I have ever seen! Nice version of it!
looks delicious yummy presentation
very comforting dish…lovely presentation.
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classic recipe..love this very much..looks tempting akila
This is my daughter's favorite too. Love the presentation
Looks awesome and perfect white.
mouth-watering!!! super!
This is my all time favorite recipe 🙂
Coconut rice is one of my favs….nice clicks and pics…
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Count me in for the coconut rice akila.It's always aromatic n really tasty as well. Following your lively space.Thanks for your comments dear.
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looks so yummy and colourfull
simple yet flavorful rice !
my fav rice recipe, looks so good, beautiful clicks, great
Nice n perfect one..
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Awesome rice..nice one dear.
wow..coconut rice is so colourful!I wont add zera,ginger,hing,coriander leaves.Sounds interesting.:)…hmm,will have to try soon!
My Fav..looks so delicious..
simple and yummy rice. adding sugar is new to me
looks awesome.my all time favourite….
I am so hungry after seeing this
coconut rice is favorite at home…looks really nice n yummy
Tasty and awesome.
My all time fav.
Excellent looking coconut rice, my fav anytime, thanks for sending to CMT Akila..
lovely and refreshing coconut rice…looks super delicious
mmm rice looks refreshing..
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coconut rice luks really so nice akila,amma prepare this exactly like the same.
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wow Akila they simply look beautiful 🙂
This is my favorite too..very nicely done Akila!
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Hey Akila,
The coconut rice looks awesome. I just love coconut rice 🙂