Coconut Rice Recipe

This is a South Indian recipe for coconut rice. Fried coconut and cashewnuts are added to boiled rice and garnished with ghee and coriander leaves.

• 400 gms biryani rice
• 120 gms coconut
• 40 ml ghee
• 25 gms black gram dhal
• 25 gms broken pieces of nuts
• 6 gms dry chillies
• 2 gms curry leaves
• 2.5 gms asafoetida powder
• 20 gms (minced) coriander leaves
• Salt to taste

1. Boil rice and keep aside.
2. Fry coconut evenly to a golden colour on a slow fire.
3. Heat 3 dessertspoon of ghee. Fry the cashewnuts and remove.
4. Fry the broken pieces of dry chillies, black gram dhal, and curry leaves well.
5. Mix rice, coconut, nuts, 1 teaspoon of ghee and salt.
6. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.