Easiest Way to Prepare Appetizing Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice.

You can have Coconut Rice using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Coconut Rice

1. It's 2 cups of freshly grated coconut.
2. You need 1 cup of medium grained rice.
3. You need 2 tsp of split black gram (urad dal).
4. Prepare of soaked in some water for at least 20 min & cooked so that grains are separated.
5. Prepare 2 tsp of Bengal gram (chana dal soaked in some warm water for 10 minutes.
6. It's 4 or as per taste) of dried red chillies.
7. You need 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp of asafoetida powder.
9. Prepare as needed of few cashews (anywhere from 5-10).
10. You need as needed of few sprigs of curry leaves.
11. You need To taste of Salt.

Coconut Rice step by step

1. In a 1 tsp oil (or ghee for added flavor), temper the seeds. Once they start popping, add the black gram, drained Bengal gram, red chillies, cashews, curry leaves and asafoetida. You don't have to add curry leaves now - can add it later. But I prefer this way..
2. Once the lentils have browned and cashews roasted, add the grated coconut and stir for 5-10 min or until the coconut gets toasted and turns slightly reddish brown. Now add the rice Mix well until combined Serve hot..