Rice Dishes Recipes - Coconut Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 225g/8 oz/1 cup long-grain rice

• 600ml/1 pt/2 1/2 cups water

• 30ml/2 tbsp sesame seeds

• 45ml/3 tbsp ghee

• 45ml/3 tbsp cashew nuts, halved

• 1/2 coconut, grated (shredded)

• 10ml/2 tsp oil

• 5ml/1 tsp mustard seeds

• 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

• 5ml/1 tsp split black beans

• 5ml/1 tsp yellow split peas

• 1 dried red chili, halved

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp asafetida

• 2-3 curry leaves

• 2 green chilies, finely chopped

• salt

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Method:

1. Cook the rice in a boiling water for about 10 minutes until tender. Drain and set aside. Dry roast the sesame seeds in a pan then grind. Heat 30ml/2 tbsp of ghee and fry the cashew nuts until golden. Heat the remaining ghee and fry the coconut until reddish brown.

2. Heat the oil and fry the mustard and cumin seeds, split beans, peas, red chilies, asafoetida and curry leaves until the mustard seeds crackling. Mix in the green chilies, rice. salt and fried coconut and sprinkle with the ground sesame seeds. Garnish with the nuts and serve hot.