Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati rice (cooked)

1 cup grated Coconut (frozen-thawed)

1tsp Ginger (grated)

2 small Green chilli (chopped)

5-6 Curry leaves

3 dry red chillies (broken)

1tsp Mustard seeds

1tsp Cumin seeds

1/2tbsp Chana dal

1/2tbsp Urad dal

4-5 Cashews (optional)

1 pinch Asafoetida

Salt

2tbsp Coconut Oil

Cilantro (for garnish)

How to:

• In a skillet, heat coconut oil, add dry red chillies and mustard seeds, when it splutters, add cumin seeds and chana dal.

• Roast until it turns slightly brown, then add urad dal, cashews and roast'em.
• Add asafoetida and ginger, followed by green chilli and curry leaves. Also add salt.

• Now add the grated coconut and roast in a reduced flame till it turns slightly brown.

• Mix the cooked rice well and check salt for taste.

• Switch off and garnish with cilantro.

Serve hot with chips or spicy potato roast.