COCONUT RICE I THENGAI SATHAM I NARIYAL CHAWAL I LUNCH BOX RECIPES

Variety rice is always suited for a lunch box for kids or adults. Moreover, it’s easy to prepare in peak time. In that category, coconut rice also presents. Kids will love the flavor and taste of the coconut, so can do the tempering with a generous amount of scraped coconut with rice will give you a delicious lunch. 

It’s a typical South Indian recipe, but it's my mom’s version as she adds the flavor of mint and whole spices to the recipe. Usually, I won’t like coconut rice, it’s my brother’s favorite. My mom used to cook for him often. I have tasted the rice twice and it was too good with potato roast…

 

Category	Rice
Cuisine	South Indian
Preparation Time	20 Minutes
Cooking Time	15 Minutes
Servings	2

Source – My Mom

INGREDIENTS

Cooked rice – 2 Cups

Oil – 2 Tbsp

Cinnamon – 1” piece – 1

Cloves – 2

Cardamom – 2, broken

Chana dal – 1 Tbsp

Peanuts – 1 Tbsp  

Mustard seeds – 1 Tsp

Urad dal – 1 Tsp

Dry red chilies – 2, broken  

Hing – ¼ Tsp

Green chillies - 1

Ginger – 2 Tsp, finely chopped

Curry leaves – Few

Mint leaves – Few

Coconut, scraped – 1 Cup  

Salt – To taste

METHOD

• Heat oil in a pan; add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and then add chana dal, peanuts, mustard seeds, urad dal, hing and dry chillies wait for golden brown.
• Now add ginger, green chilies, curry leaves and mint saute it till the raw smell goes off.

• Then add scraped coconut to the mixture, saute it for 2 minutes, but do not saute till brown, just saute it till the coconut flavor comes from it.

• Add cooked rice to the mixture and mix it till combined well and switch off the flame.
• Serve it hot with potato roast…