Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam Recipe

Quick, easy Rice Variety, Perfect Lunch Box Recipe!

Posted on Aug 1st, 2013

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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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 variety. The coconut rice is always a little dry. Serve this yummy coconut rice with some kind of stew. Aviyal is the best accompaniment for this yummy Coconut Rice.

Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam Recipe

Preparation time	10 mins
Cooking Time	15 mins
Servings	4

Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam Recipe

Ingredients:

Grated Coconut	1/2 Cup*
Cooked Rice	1 Cup
Salt	To Taste

* 1 Cup=250ml

For Seasoning:

Coconut Oil	1 tablespoon
Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves	few
Moong Dal	1 teaspoon
Chopped Ginger	1 teaspoon

Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam Recipe

Method:

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.

3. 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.