COCONUT RICE...

coconut rice, a famous south Indian rice variety, specially in tamil nadu flavored with fresh coconut gives you a rich taste of coconut... 

TIME TAKEN: 30 MINS, SERVES: 2

INGREDIENTS:

RICE	1 CUP
FRESH COCONUT (GRATED)	½ CUP
SALT	TO TASTE
FOR TEMPERING:
MUSTARD SEEDS	½ TSP
BENGAL GRAM	1 TSP
BLACK GRAM	1 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	10 – 15
RED CHILLI’S	2
HING	A PINCH

METHOD:

 Ø  Wash and soak the rice for 15 – 20 mins. Add salt and required amount of water and cook the rice. Once the rice is cooked, take half portion of the cooked hot  rice into a plate, add grated coconut on the rice and cover it with the other half portion of rice. Allow the coconut to steam cook for 10 mins in the hot rice.

 Ø  Heat 2 - 3 tbsps of oil in a kadai, temper red chili’s, mustard seeds, Bengal gram, black gram till brown. Now add curry leaves and hing and off the gas.

 Ø  Now pour this tempering on to the rice and mix everything well together.

Serve it hot will papad…

SUGGESTIONS:

ü  You can also fry the coconut along with tempering. But by following the above mentioned method will retain the freshness of the coconut and gives extra ordinary flavour to your rice.