Coconut Rice

Ingredients:-

1 1/2 cup rice

1 Fresh Coconut

1 tbsp black gram dal

1 tbsp bengal gram dal

3 Green chillies

3 Red chillies

10 Cashewnuts

1 tbsp Mustard seeds

3 tbsp Oil

Pinch of Asafoetida (hing)

A few springs of curry leaves

Salt to taste

Method:-

Wash rice and cook with 11/2 cup water in pressure cooker.Spread the cooked rice on a plate and allow it to cool.

Grate coconut and break the red chillies into tiny bits.

Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,whey they splutter add green chillies,hing,black gram,bengal gram and cashewnuts.

Saute till the cashewnuts turn golden brown.Add curry leaves,saute for a couple of minutes and remove from fire.

Add the above seasoning to the rice.

Again take 1 tbsp of oil,when hot add grated coconut and saute till light brown colour.Add rice and salt.Mix well and serve hot.