Coconut Rice
for cooking rice
1 cup basmati rice or any regular rice or 4 to 4.5 cups cooked rice
1.75 to 2 cups water
for tempering
1.5 tablespoon coconut oil or any oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
½ tablespoon urad dal (split and husked black gram)
½ tablespoon chana dal (bengal gram)
10 to 12 cashews - chopped
1 or 2 dry red chilies
1 or 2 green chilies - chopped
1 pinch asafoetida (hing) - optional
10 to 12 curry leaves
1.5 cups tightly packed grated fresh coconut
salt as required
INSTRUCTIONS
preparation
soak 1 cup regular rice or basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
also soak 1/2 tbsp urad dal and 1/2 tbsp chana dal in hot water for 30 minutes. later drain the water very well and keep the dals aside. you can add the dals directly also, but soaking them and then adding gives a good taste to the coconut rice.
grate half of a medium to large coconut and keep aside. you should be able to get about 1.5 cups tightly packed grated coconut.
cooking rice
after 30 minutes, drain the water and pressure cook the rice with 1.75 to 2 cups water for 2 whistles. when the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid and fluff the rice. for a softer texture in the rice, pressure cook for 3 whistles
take the rice in a plate/tray and allow to cool grains completely. you can also cool the rice in the cooker itself. if there are lumps in the rice, then break the lumps once the rice is cooled.
making tempering for coconut rice
heat 1.5 tbsp coconut oil in a pan. you can also use sesame oil or any other oil. crackle 1 tsp mustard seeds.
add the chana dal and urad dal. stir and saute for about a minute.
then add chopped cashews.
stir and saute till the cashews turn golden. the dals would also turn golden by then.
add 1 or 2 dry red chilies, 10 to 12 curry leaves and 1 or 2 chopped green chilies along with a pinch of asafoetida.
stir and saute till the red chilies change color.
making coconut rice
next add grated coconut. stir very well.
saute the coconut for 3 to 4 minutes. the coconut can be sauteed till a creamish color or a faint light brown color.
lastly add the steamed rice and salt.
stir the rice well and switch off the flame.
serve coconut rice topped with a bit of ghee or some coriander leaves. accompaniments can be curd, or kuzhambu or potato roast.
Pic courtesy: Google
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for cooking rice
1 cup basmati rice or any regular rice or 4 to 4.5 cups cooked rice
1.75 to 2 cups water
for tempering
1.5 tablespoon coconut oil or any oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
½ tablespoon urad dal (split and husked black gram)
½ tablespoon chana dal (bengal gram)
10 to 12 cashews - chopped
1 or 2 dry red chilies
1 or 2 green chilies - chopped
1 pinch asafoetida (hing) - optional
10 to 12 curry leaves
1.5 cups tightly packed grated fresh coconut
salt as required
INSTRUCTIONS
preparation
soak 1 cup regular rice or basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
also soak 1/2 tbsp urad dal and 1/2 tbsp chana dal in hot water for 30 minutes. later drain the water very well and keep the dals aside. you can add the dals directly also, but soaking them and then adding gives a good taste to the coconut rice.
grate half of a medium to large coconut and keep aside. you should be able to get about 1.5 cups tightly packed grated coconut.
cooking rice
after 30 minutes, drain the water and pressure cook the rice with 1.75 to 2 cups water for 2 whistles. when the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid and fluff the rice. for a softer texture in the rice, pressure cook for 3 whistles
take the rice in a plate/tray and allow to cool grains completely. you can also cool the rice in the cooker itself. if there are lumps in the rice, then break the lumps once the rice is cooled.
making tempering for coconut rice
heat 1.5 tbsp coconut oil in a pan. you can also use sesame oil or any other oil. crackle 1 tsp mustard seeds.
add the chana dal and urad dal. stir and saute for about a minute.
then add chopped cashews.
stir and saute till the cashews turn golden. the dals would also turn golden by then.
add 1 or 2 dry red chilies, 10 to 12 curry leaves and 1 or 2 chopped green chilies along with a pinch of asafoetida.
stir and saute till the red chilies change color.
making coconut rice
next add grated coconut. stir very well.
saute the coconut for 3 to 4 minutes. the coconut can be sauteed till a creamish color or a faint light brown color.
lastly add the steamed rice and salt.
stir the rice well and switch off the flame.
serve coconut rice topped with a bit of ghee or some coriander leaves. accompaniments can be curd, or kuzhambu or potato roast.
Pic courtesy: Google
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