Coconuts are integral part of indian food especially southindian foods. Coconut rice is one of the very common south indian food. This is easy and can be cooked very easily.
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Coconut Rice |
Ingredients:
Grated Coconut - 1 Cup
Salt - To Taste
Cooked Rice - 1 Cup
Green chilli - 2
Curry Leaves - 1 teaspoon chopped
For Seasoning:
Coconut oil - 2 tablespoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Moongdhal - 1 tablespoon
Hing - 1/2 teaspoon
Method:
- Soak the Moondhal in water for atleast 10mins.
- Chop finely the green chilles and curry leaves and keep it aside.
- Pour 1 tablespoon oil in the pan and add the grated cocunut and fry until the cocunut turns into light brown color and keep it aside.
- Now pour the remaining coconut oil in the pan. Take the moong dhal from water and add it to the pan and fry until it becomes golden brown
- Take the fried moong dal and keep it aside. Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, and fried moong dal and then add the chopped green chilles and curry leaves and fry for a while.
- Add the cooked rice to the pan and mix it with the grated fried cocunut. Add salt to your taste and mix it thoroughly.
- Yummy Coconut Rice is ready to Serve.
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Coconut Rice |