EASY COCONUT RICE

Cooked Rice-1cup
Grated coconut-1/4th cup(frozen and thawed or freshly grated coconut)
Cashewer-5 or 6 pieces
channa dal-1/2tsp
urad dal-1/2tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Red chilly
Greenchillies-2(Finely chopped)
Ginger-1/2 inch piece(finely grated/chopped)
curry leaves-few
cilantro leaves-2tsp finely chopped to garnish
oil/ghee-1.5tsp+1/2tsp
Salt-1/4tsp or slightly more.

Step 1 : Cook the Sona masoori rice with 2cups of water and mix 1/2tsp ghee, and keep aside to cool on the flat platter.

Step2 : Heat oil/ghee and do the seasoning one by one ,like add channa dal,urad dal,mustard seeds.When mustard slutters add ,cumin seeds,cashews,red chilly,chopped ginger,chopped green chillies,curry leaves and saute until nice aroma comes and add grated coconut and saute for 2more minutes.Now add salt,stir well.Now add chopped cilantro and mix well and simmer the stove.

Step3 : Immediately add the cooked and cooled rice to the above,mix well and switch off the Stove.Cover for 2min and serve hot.It tastes good.Good lunch box/brunch recipe too.I normally make this as naivedyam during pujas.

Note & Variation
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1).Use a pinch of hing while seasoning.I do not use.But it gives a good flavour.Just to differntiate the tastes with other rices,i do not use hing in this rice.
2).U could cook rice with 2cups of coconut milk instead of water
if u want some more veggies so that u get some more nutrition for kids,add the finely chopped green beans and carrot after seasoning and once sauteed well,then add coconut followed by cilantro and cooked rice.