Coconut Rice Video by Tarla Dalal Video by Tarla Dalal
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Coconut Rice Recipe (South Indian Coconut Rice) Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
12 Mins
Total Time
27 Mins
Makes
4.00 servings
Ingredients
For Coconut Rice
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
2 1/2 cups cooked rice (chawal)
2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
1 tsp ghee
3 tbsp broken cashew nut (kaju)
2 tsp oil
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
7 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
Method
For coconut rice
- To make coconut rice, heat a small broad non-stick pan, add the sesame seeds and dry roast on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Allow the mixture to cool completely.
- When cool, blend in a mixer to a coarse powder and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in the deep-non kadhai, add the cashewnuts and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in the same non-stick deep kadhai, add the urad dal and chana dal and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the prepared sesame powder, green chillies, coconut, rice and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve the coconut rice hot garnished with sautéed cashewnuts.
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