Coconut Rice (Thengai Sadam)

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice - 4 cups

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Black gram (Urad Dal / Uzhunthu) - 1 tablespoon

Split chickpeas (Kadalai paruppu/Chana dal) - 1 tablespoon

Onions - 2, medium sized, finely chopped

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Green chillies - 3-4

Curry leaves - few

Asafoetida powder - a pinch

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Ghee - 1 tablespoon

Fried Cashew nuts - few for garnishing (optional)

Coriander leaves - few chopped for garnishing (optional)

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil, ghee in a big pan, when it is hot, add mustard seeds. Once it starts splitter, add urad dal, channa dal, asafoetida powder and fry until the dals turn brown.

Add onions, green chillies, curry leaves and fry until onions are golden brown. Add grated coconut and fry for a minute.

Then add cooked rice, salt and keep stirring for few minutes until all gets mixed well.

Lower the flame and cook it covered with a lid for 10-15 minutes or can be cooked in microwave for 4-5 minutes so that it gets more flavoured.

Garnish with fried cashew nuts and coriander leaves and serve hot.

Cooking time : 15-20 minutes

Serves 2-3 persons