Easiest Way to Make Perfect Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice.

You can cook Coconut Rice using 13 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Coconut Rice

1. It's 2 cups of pre cooked rice.
2. You need 2 tbsp of refined oil.
3. It's 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
4. It's 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
5. You need 1 pinch of asafoetida.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of chana dal soaked.
7. It's 10-12 of roasted cashewnuts.
8. You need 1 of dry red chilli.
9. Prepare 3-4 of green chillies.
10. You need 1 sprig of curry leaves.
11. It's 1 tsp of ginger grated.
12. You need 3/4th cup of coconut fresh grated.
13. Prepare To taste of salt.

Coconut Rice instructions

1. Soak chana dal for 15 minutes.Drain and set aside.This rice is best done with cold leftover rice.Heat oil in a pan and sprinkle mustard,cumin seeds,curry leaves,green chillies and 1 dry red chilli.When they crackle,add asafoetida.Then add grated ginger,soaked and drained chana dal.Urad dal may also be added along with chana dal.Fry for few minutes and add roasted cashewnuts.Toss all and add fresh grated coconut. Fry for few minutes.Add salt to taste..
2. Add the rice and toss till well mixed.Serve hot as it is or with any dry curry of your choice..