[How about some super easy Coconut Rice for dinner?]

This is one of my daughter favorite dishes, being mild and less spicy she loves this rice dish.  Its super easy to make and goes well with most Indian curries.

Do try this out and I am sure you will be happy with the results.

 

 

Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Serves: 2

 

Ingredients:

1 cup rice(basmati), cooked
1/2 cup coconut, shredded or grated
1 green chili, slit
1 dried red chili
1 1/2 tablespoon oil/ghee(clarified butter)
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 tablespoon chana dal(split chickpeas)
1/2 tablespoon urad dal(split black gram)
1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
Few curry leaves
Salt to taste

 

Directions

1) Heat oil/ghee(clarified butter) in a pan in medium flame. I used coconut oil here because it tastes best for this dish.
2) Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal(split chickpeas), urad dal(split black gram), green chili, dried red chili, ginger and curry leaves. Fry this for 30 seconds in medium flame. The trick is to ensure that these are fried but not burned.

3) Add a pinch of hing(asafoetida) and mix well.

4) Now add the cooked rice and coconut. Stir well for about 15 to 20 seconds and switch off the flame.

5) Finally add salt into this and mix well. You could add peanuts or cashew nuts if you prefer. Goes well with most curries.

[Namaste from India]

Thank you kayb and Darienne for the warm welcome. I hope i can contribute a bit to the Indian food section. 

[Namaste from India]

Namaste,
I am from the southern Indian state of Kerala. I came across this forum by chance and found it quite interesting, so here I am - signed up and ready to get some insights into world cuisine.

 

- Deepthy