Coconut Rice / Kobbari annam

Ingredients

Grated raw coconut – 1 cup

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Rice - 2 cups

urad dal- 1 tbsp

Green chillies – 4

Ghee- 2 tablespoons

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - 4-5

Cashew nuts - 6 (broken)

salt

oil

Steps

1. Cook the rice using three cups of water and one cup of coconut milk. Meanwhile, scrape the coconut and keep aside.

2. In a pan, heat some ghee and add the mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves. After they splutter, add the green chillies, salt, urad dal and cashew nuts.

3. Now turn off the heat, add the coconut scrape and mix well.

3. Now add this to the rice and mix well. Serve with any curry.

Meal Today: Kobbari annam with Egg masala

Tips

You can avoid adding the scraped coconut if you do not like texture to your rice. Instead you can use coconut milk instead of water to boil the rice.

To extract coconut milk - Add hot water to grated coconut and rest it for half an hour. Grind it to a fine paste and strain into a bowl using a muslin or cotton cloth.

Repeat this process of grinding and straining once again.

You can add vegetables and cook this rice.