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Grated Coconut Rice Recipe - Thengai Saatham

Jane Sheeba
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Main ingredients:
  • Cooked rice – 2 Cups
  • Grated coconut – 1 Cup
  • For Seasoning:
  • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Chana dal Kadalai paruppu – 1.5 tbsp
  • Urad dal Ulutham paruppu – 2 tbsp
  • Green chillies – 1 slit lengthwise
  • Cashews – 5-8
  • Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Ghee optional – 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt – to taste.

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cook rice. Allow it to cool in a plate. You may add a tbsp of cooking oil and mix it with a fork to make the rice non-sticky.
  • In a kadai, heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil. Add 1/2 tbsp of ghee (optional).
  • Add chana dal and allow it to change color. Next add the cumin seeds and let them splutter.
  • Once it splutters, add urad dal. Then add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  • Then add the cashews and fry them.
  • Now add the slit green chillies. And then the curry leaves.
  • Once the ingredients are fried, it is time to add the grated coconut. After adding the coconut, fry it for about a minute by stirring.
  • The coconut should not be cooked, it should still maintain its tender texture. But at the same time, it should not be raw too!
  • Add in the required amount of salt and mix.
  • Add the cooked rice. Add the rice in small amounts and mix well at each instalment.
  • Remove from heat and serve.