COCONUT RICE, THENGA SAADAM, NARIYAL BHATH

As I have already briefed in my post of Thayir saadam or curd rice, many varieites of rice are prepared for Aadi Perukku.  Coconut rice is one among them.  It is a flavourful dish for tiffin box as well as sitting at home you can enjoy with papad or karuvadam or kurudai.  Baiscally rice is mixed with the coconut and tempered with mustard seeds and urid dal and fried kajus especially in coconut oil, i love this.

Coconut rice, thenga saadam

Let us have a look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

2 cups rice
2 cups freshly grated coconut
2 tbs Oil ( oil can be used according to your choice) I use less oil due to health consciousness.
salt as per taste.

For tempering:

1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp chana dal
1 tsp urid dal
2 tsp ground nuts (optional)
2 tsp cashewnuts
few curry leaves
1 red chilli
1 green chilli finely chopped.

Method:

Clean and wash the rice and cook in a vessel.  ensure not to over cook.
the grain should be separate.
Heat oil in a kadai.  fry the cashews and keep aside.
 Add the mustard seeds, urid dal, broken red chilli.
when splutters, add the curry leaves, chopped green chilli.
Now add the grated coconut and fry till golden brown. ( i did fry till golden brown as my children do not like this way). I just fried for 1 minute.
Now add the rice and salt, mix well
cover and keep it for 5 minute.
transfer it into a bowl, garnish with fried cashews and serve hot with chutney, papad etc.

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