COCONUT RICE RECIPE | SOUTH INDIAN COCONUT RICE RECIPE | THENGAI SADAM
South indian style Coconut rice is a light, mild flavorful rice made with freshly grated coconut. It is a no onion no garlic rice recipe, apt for lunch box and kids friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cooked Rice
- 3/4 - 1 cup fresh coconut, grated
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli, Slit
- Salt to taste
To temper
- 2-4 tsp Coconut Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Urad Dal / split black gram
- 1/2 tsp Channa Dal / bengal gram
- handful of Groundnuts / cashews / both
- few Curry Leaves
- 1-2 nos Red Chilli, broken
Instructions
- Cook the rice and keep side . Take care not to make it mushy .
- take a kadai or Pan and temper in coconut oil .. mustard, urad dal, channa dal. Once they splutter add cashews/groundnut/ both and saute till its crisp.
- Once cashews are crispy and golden .. throw in curry leaves , broken red chilli and slit green chilli. Give a quick mix.
- Next goes grated coconut .. saute 3-4 mins on medium flame such that coconut is mildly roasted and aromatic . Let the moisture from coconut evaporate a bit .
- Add salt and mix. Switch off. Masala for coconut rice is ready .
- Add precooked rice to this coconut masala and mix well such that everything gets combined nicely .
- That's it .. easy and tasty South Indian style Coconut Rice ready .
- Enjoy Coconut rice as such / relish with some papad / spicy chutney ./ spicy potato roast
