Coconut Rice Recipe | How to make South Indian Coconut Rice Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 c. rice 
• 11 cashew nuts (split into 2)
• 2 Tbsp. melted butter 
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 3 or 4 whole green chilies or red
• 2 tsp. urad dhal peppers (cut into pieces)
• 2 tsp. chana dhal 
• 1/2 fresh Coconut, shredded
• 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds 
• 2 tsp. salt

Method :

• Cook rice separately and let it cool for a while. 
• In a sauce-pan, add melted butter or ghee and mustard s eds and fry in low heat until the seeds start popping. 
• Then add urad dhal, chana dhal cumin seed, cashew nuts, chili or pepper and fry until the
• dhals are light brown. 
• Add Coconut shreds and fry on low heat until the coconut is slightly brown. 
• Always stir constantly while frying. Add salt and rice and mix well.

Note: Depending on your taste you can vary the proportions of the above ingredients