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Coconut Rice - 3














Ingredients

Quantity
Long grain rice
1 cup
Coconut – grated
½
Sesame seeds
2 tbsp
Ghee
3 tbsp
Cashewnuts – halved
3 tbsp
Green chillies – finely chopped
2
Salt
to taste 

For the tempering:


Oil
2 tsp
Mustard seeds
1 tsp
Cumin seeds
1 tsp
Black gram dal
1 tsp
Bengal gram dal
1 tsp
Red chilli – halved
1
Asafoetida  powder
½ tsp
Curry leaves
few


Traditional rice dish from South India.

Pressure cook the rice and set aside.

Roast dry the sesame seeds, powder fine, and set aside.

Heat 2 tbsp ghee, fry the cashew nuts until golden and set aside.

Heat the remaining 1 tbsp ghee and fry the grated coconut until reddish brown. Set aside.

Heat 2 tsp oil, and add all the ingredients for tempering .

When the mustard seeds splutter, add the fried coconut. Mix well.

Sprinkle the sesame seeds powder. Garnish with the fried cashew nuts and serve hot.