Name: Coconut Rice -Quick and easy Lunchbox recipe recipe by Sivasakthi Murali at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Freshly grated Coconut -1 cup; Cooked rice ( preferably Raw rice)-2 cups; Mustard seeds –1 tsp; Cumin seeds –1/2 tsp; Urad dal – 2 tsp; Bengal Gram/kadalai paruppu – 1/2 tbsp; Curry leaves – few; Red chillies – 2; Green chillies -1 slit; Asafoetida/Hing – a pinch; Peanuts - a handful; Gingely oil - 1 tsp; salt as needed

ABOUT Coconut Rice -Quick and easy Lunchbox recipe RECIPE

Coconut Rice is a very simple recipe and can be done by bachelors as well.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Freshly grated Coconut -1 cup
Cooked rice ( preferably Raw rice)-2 cups
Mustard seeds –1 tsp
Cumin seeds –1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 2 tsp
Bengal Gram/kadalai paruppu – 1/2 tbsp
Curry leaves – few
Red chillies – 2
Green chillies -1 slit
Asafoetida/Hing – a pinch
Peanuts - a handful
Gingely oil - 1 tsp
salt as needed

Instructions

Cook raw rice in such a way that each grains are separate. Add a tsp of gingely oil to the cooked rice and spread the rice on a plate to cool.
Heat oil in a kadai/ pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds (optional) when it splutters, add channa dal, urad dal and red chillies.
When dal changes color slightly, add green chillies, asafoetida, curry leaves and peanuts. Sauté until peanuts turn golden brown.
Add grated coconut and sauté for a few minutes. Add salt needed and mix well and switch off the heat.
Fluff cooked rice with a fork and add it to the prepared coconut mix. Mix the cooked rice well with the coconut.
Serve with Appalam/papad or potato curry

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