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Coconut Rice (Indian)

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In India, coconut rice is made with coconut flakes or with grated or desiccated/dry coconut). One way to make this dish is to make the rice separately (preferably using a rice variety which is light and fluffy when cooked) and then mixing it with the coconut mixture (coconut flakes toasted in sesame/coconut oil and spiced with paprika, nuts, curry powder/leaves and other spices).

Yield 4–6

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon black mustard seed
  • ½ cup fresh/frozen grated coconut or dry coconut flakes
  • 2 dry red chiles
  • 7–10 curry leaves
  • 1 teaspoon chana dhal
  • Salt to taste
  • A few cashews
  • 5–7 cups of cooked, cooled white long-grain rice (light and fluffy)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat the oil with the mustard seeds in a covered sauté pan.
  2. 2
    When the mustard seeds have finished popping, add everything but the rice, and lightly toast in the oil until golden.
  3. 3
    Add the seasonings to the cooked rice, mix well, and serve.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Coconut_Rice_(Indian)