Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Oil - 3 tbsp
Shredded coconut (fresh or dried) - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 2tbsp
Urad dal - 2 tbsp
Chana dal - 2 tbsp
Green Chillies - 2 (chopped)
Dried Red chillies - 2 (split)
Onions - 4 (sliced)
Cashews - 1/2 cup (or as required)
Salt - as per taste
Cilantro - for garnish
Curry leaves - 12 to 14 no.

Procedure:

1. Cook the rice in a rice cooker with enough quantity of water and set it aside.
2. In a wok take oil. Once hot add mustard seeds. When they splutter add urad and chana dal. Fry till the dals start to change colour.
3. Now add cashews, green chillies and red chillies. Fry till cashews becomes crunchy.
4. Add onions and curry leaves. Saute till they become tender.
5. Add rice along with shredded coconut. Fry for about 7 to 10 min, so that everything is mixed well and rice his heated all the way through.
6. Finally add salt and mix well. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with Rasam or any pickle.