Coconut Rice

Ingredients:
     1. Grated Coconut-1cup
     2. Hot Rice -2 cups
     3. Curry Leaves - 10 or 15 nos
     4. Cashews -6 nos
     5. Red chilli -5 nos
     6. Coconut oil - 3tbsp
     7. Mustard -1tsp
     8.Bengal Gram - 1tbsp
     9. Salt -As per taste
     10. Asafoetida -1/2 tsp

Grate the coconut and take one cup of the grated coconut. In a pan add 3 tbsp of coconut oil. People who don't like the flavour of coconut oil can add vegetable oil or even ghee instead. Fry the cashews in that oil and take out the cashews once it has been roasted. Add mustard and allow it to pop and add the Bengal gram and allow it to get roasted. Now add the grated coconut and fry it till the coconut is not fresh. Add 1/2 tsp of asafoetida,curry leaves and the red chilli. after couple of minutes of cooking in medium flame add the rice to the mixture. Allow  the entire mixture to get hot and roasted. Add salt to taste. Garnish it with the roasted cashews.



Graveys of chicken, mushroom or paneer blends well and tastes good with the coconut rice. Serve hot to enjoy the flavour.