Name: Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadham | South Indian Coconut Rice | Nariyal Chawal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: ½ cup Grated Coconut ((fresh coconut)); 1 cup Cooked Rice (1 cup - 250 ml); 1 tsp Salt ((adjust to your taste)); 1 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 sprig Curry leaves; 1 tsp Moong dal; 1 tsp Ginger (finely chopped)

Quick, easy Rice Variety, Perfect Lunch Box Recipe!

5 from 3 votes

Coconut Rice is an easy to make rice variety loaded with flavor of coconut. With fresh grated coconut and minimal spices this is one of the very common rice variety in South India, espeically in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Let's learn how to make Coconut rice with step by step instructions and the recipe video

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

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Coconuts are integral part of indian food especially southindian foods. Coconut rice is one of the very common south indian rice vareity. This is another easy, quick and yummy rice. It’s generally made during Adi Perukku festival and Kanu Pandigai. The coconut rice is little dry. Usually we serve coconut rice with Aviyal and Pappad. Aviyal is the best accompaniment for this Coconut Rice.

Recipe card to make Coconut Rice

Method with step by step pictures:

Soak the Moondhal in water for atleast 10mins. Chop finely the green chilles and curry leaves and keep it aside
Pour 1 teaspoon oil in the pan and add the grated cocunut and fry until the cocunut turns into light brown color and keep it aside.

Now pour the remaining coconut oil in the pan. Take the moong dhal from water and add it to the pan and fry until it becomes golden brown. Take the fried moong dal and keep it aside. Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, and fried moong dal and then add the chopped green chilles and curry leaves and fry for a minute and then remove the pan from flame.