Easy and Simple Grated Coconut Rice Dish Recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups rice (non-sticky)
    2 cups coconut, freshly grated
    Salt to taste

For Seasoning

    6 tsp vegetable oil
    Asafoetida powder (hing), a pinch
    2 tsp urad dal (split black gram)
    2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
    1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
    1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
    4 red chillies, broken into big pieces (adjust to taste)
    3-5 green chillies, finely cut (adjust to taste)
    5-6 cashew nuts, broken into pieces
 
Directions

    Cook the rice in a rice cooker or pressure cooker with 4 cups of water. Let the rice cool.

    Heat oil in a wide pan (enough for the rice) and add hing, urad dal, chana dal, and cashews and fry for a few seconds.

    Add mustard seeds and cumin. As the seeds start to pop, add the green chillies and red chillies, and fry.

    Add curry leaves and fry for a couple of seconds.

    Add the grated coconut and fry for a couple of seconds.

    Add cooked rice to this seasoning. Add salt and sprinkle some water. Mix well using a spatula, until the seasoning, coconut, and rice are well-combined.

   Now It is Ready to Serve