Coconut rice
Coconut rice, from above
VegVeganTamil Nadu

Coconut rice

Leftover rice plus fresh coconut plus a crackling tempering. A lunchbox that smells like a temple festival.

20 minTime
9 gProtein each
mildSpice
Thengai sadam3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
489kcalsame
9 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
20minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Cooked rice3 cups, cooled
Fresh grated coconut1 cup, fresh
Coconut oil2 tbsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Urad dal (split black gram)2 tsp
Chana dal (split chickpeas)2 tsp
Cashews10
Dried red chilli2, broken
Green chilli1, slit
Ginger1.5 cm, finely chopped
Curry leaves1 sprig
Asafoetidaa pinch
Salt1 tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Spread the cooked rice on a plate to cool and loosen the grains with a fork.
  2. 2Heat the coconut oil. Add mustard, urad dal, chana dal, cashews, red chillies, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and asafoetida.
  3. 3Add the coconut and roast on low, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt.
  4. 4Turn off the heat, add the rice and fold gently until every grain is coated.
  5. 5Rest for 10 minutes before serving with potato roast, appalam or a kootu.
Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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What goes with Coconut rice: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Vatha kuzhambu30 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
To drink Nungu sarbath10 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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