Coconut Rice

Prep time : 10 mins

Cook time : 20 mins

Total time : 20 mins

Author :Vahchef

Main Ingredient : coconut

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Published date : November 27, 2016

Ingredients used in Coconut Rice

• Hing - .

• Red dry chillies - .

• Cumin seeds - .

• Mustard seeds - .

• Cashewnuts - .

• Peanuts - .

• Split bengal gram - .

• Basmati rice - 2 cup.

• Coconut milk can - 1 can.

• Curry leaves - .

• Green chillies - .

• Pepper powder - .

• Grated coconut or powder coconut - unsweetend - .

• Pepper corn - .

Method:

Cook Basmati rice with half water and half coconut milk. Heat oil, fry split Bengal gram, peanuts, cashewnuts then add mustard seeds, cumins, dry red chillies, pinch of hing, curry leaves and green chillies. Also, after tempering is done, add dry grated coconut or powdered coconut (unsweetend) and fry it till the coconut turns little brown in color. Just add the whole tempering to the cooked rice. After mixing it well add pepper powder and garnish it with coriander leaves. It really tastes delicious and internationals love it as it is not too spicy. You can make large quantities in less time. You can as well do this with the leftover rice. Cooking rice in coconut milk is optional, if you are concerned with cholestrol or want to use leftover rice.