How to prepare Coconut Rice

This is very simple to prepare.Its very tasty.This is my lunch box favorite.

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Ingredients:

• Rice:1 cup.


• Fresh Grated coconut:1/2 cup.


• Urad dal:1/4 cup.


• Ghee:1 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Curry leaves:5-6.


• Coriander(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Cashew:5-6(optional).


• oil:1tbsp.


• Green chillies:5-6(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjut to your taste.


• Water:13/4 cup.


• Chana dal:1 1/2 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Cook the rice for upto 3-4  whistles and add ghee ,required salt and fluff the rice.


• Soak the urad dal just before one hour


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  Dry roast the urad dal just it turns light brown color or until good aroma comes.Roast in a medium to low flame.


• Heat oil in a wok and cracle mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,Curry leave,Chana dal,Green chillies and fry until it turns brown in color.


• Add cashew and fry for less than one minute.


• Now add grated coconut,urad and stir for 1 min.


• Now add it to the rice and stir it well.


• Now add chopped coriander on top of it.

Note:

• Don't over roast the urad dal.


• Fry the cashew with low flame because the cashew will turn black so fastly.

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