Coconut Rice

A traditional Tamil Nadu recipe that is extremely simple to cook!


Cooking Time: 10 mins (does not incl the time required to cook the rice)

Ingredients (for two)
Rice - 1 cup
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Mustard - 1/2 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tbsp
Split Urad Dal - 1 tbsp
Chana Dal - 1 tbsp
Dry Red Chillies - 4
Curry leaves - 6
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Preparation

• Cook 1 cup of rice and set aside to cool
• Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard
• Once the mustard starts to splutter, add jeera, split urad dal, chana dal
• Wait for 10 secs and add dry red chillies and curry leaves
• Add grated coconut and saute for 1 min in medium heat (If using frozen coconut, thaw the coconut in microwave for 30 secs before adding it to the kadai)
• Add the cooked rice and mix all ingredients well. Add salt to taste
• Turn off the heat and set aside to cool. Tastes YUMM with pappadam!

Tip: Substitute rice with poha (aval) and enjoy the taste and the ease of cooking! Poha can be cooked by simply soaking it in water for 5 mins. Once done, simply add it like rice in this recipe. Close the kadai with a lid for 5 mins before serving.

The one in the picture was cooked using poha. Thick poha tastes better than the other varieties.

Source: Periya Pappu