Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Coconut Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Curry leaves - a strip
Green Chillies - 2
Dried Red chillies - 2
Salt to taste
Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Cashewnuts - 5-8
Cooked Rice - 1 cup

Method:

1. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, red chilles, finely chopped green chillies, grated coconut, salt.
2. Mix well till the cocnut gets fried and turns slightly golden brown.
3. In another pan, Fry the cashewnuts in ghee.
4. In a plate, spread the cooked rice, add a pinch of salt, a tsp of ghee to the cooked rice, and then add this mixture. Mix gently. So that the coconut spreads in all part of the rice.
5. Add fried cashewnuts.
6. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

*Note: 1. Coconut should be fried till the oil separates out from it.
2. Rice should not be over cooked.