Ingredients
- Raw Rice – 1 cup
- Grated coconut – 1 cup
- Red chilly – 2
- Green chilli – 4
- Bengal gram dal – 1 teaspoon
- Urad dal – 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
Directions
- 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 add the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up, add Bengal gram dal, Urad dal 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.
You can also add ground nuts, a small piece of fresh ginger chopped while seasoning. You can use any oil, however coconut oil enhance the flavour to this rice.
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