Easiest Way to Make Perfect Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice.

You can have Coconut Rice using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Coconut Rice

1. You need 2 cups of cooked rice.
2. It's 1/2 cup of fresh grated coconut.
3. It's 2-3 tbsp. of oil.
4. Prepare 1 tsp. of mustard seeds.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of cumin seeds.
6. It's 1-2 of dry red chilies, broken.
7. Prepare pinch of asafoetida.
8. It's 1-2 of fresh red / green chilies.
9. You need 1 sprig of curry leaves.
10. Prepare 1 tsp. of ginger, grated.
11. You need 1 tsp. of urad dal (split black gram).
12. You need 2 tbsp. of roasted peanuts / cashew nuts.
13. You need to taste of salt.
14. Prepare 1-2 tbsp. of coriander leaves, chopped.

Coconut Rice step by step

1. Heat oil and temper with red chilies, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the ginger, curry leaves, fresh chilies, urad dal and asafoetida. Saute for a few seconds..
2. Now add the coconut and stir fry for a few seconds..
3. Then add the cooked rice, salt and peanuts. Mix everything well and saute for a minute. Switch off the flame..
4. Garnish with coriander leaves..
5. Serve for breakfast, brunch or lunch / dinner along with few chips & pickle..