Name: Coconut rice recipe by Manisha Sanjay at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Basmati rice - 1 cup; Grated fresh coconut - 1 cup; Curry leaves - 1 Spring; Coriander - 1/8th cup; Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tspn; Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn; Asafoetida - 1 pinch; Green Chilli - 2 or as per choice; Ghee - 2 tbspns; Soaked chana dal - 1/2 tbspn; salt as per taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Grated fresh coconut - 1 cup
Curry leaves - 1 Spring
Coriander - 1/8th cup
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Green Chilli - 2 or as per choice
Ghee - 2 tbspns
Soaked chana dal - 1/2 tbspn
salt as per taste

Instructions

Wash basmati rice and soak in water for 30 mins.
Make tempering with 1 tbspn ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, chana dal, green chilli. Switch off the gas, add coconut and coriander leaves.
In pressure cooker take 1 tbspn ghee. Add drained rice, salt as per taste and 1.5 cups water. Keep the coconut +tempering on rice and give 3 whistles on high flame.
Switch off and let pressure settle down.
Open and mix coconut mixture with rice carefully and close the lid for 15 mins. Rice is ready to serve.

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