Coconut Rice is a very simple recipe and can be done even by those who do not know cooking, provided they know how to cook rice. Those who do not know to cook rice can refer here. In this coconut rice, I have added finely chopped ginger and little cumin seeds to give it a special taste. Moreover ginger aids in digestion. If you want your coconut rice to taste yummy, be generous in adding coconut. Do not worry about the cholesterol content in coconut as we are not going to prepare it often. Today let us learn how to make Coconut rice following our easy recipe
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| Coconut Rice-Thengai Sadam |
Coconut Rice-Thengai Sadam
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Variety Rice
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Variety Rice
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients needed
Cooked rice -2 cups heaped
Fresh grated coconut -1 cup
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard seeds –1 tsp
Cumin seeds –1/2 tsp (optional)
Channa dal/Bengal Gram/kadalai paruppu – 1/2 tbsp
Urad dal – 2 tsp
Red chillies – 2
Green chillies -1 slit
Curry leaves – few
Ginger (finely chopped or slivered ) – 1 inch piece
Asafoetida/Hing – a pinch
Cashew nuts -8-10
Salt as needed
Preparation
Cook rice in such a way that each grains are separate. Add a tsp of oil (any cooking oil)to the cooked rice and spread the rice on a plate to cool. You can use ordinary rice or basmati rice.
Grate coconut and keep all the ingredients needed for seasoning ready. Fresh coconut is recommended for this recipe.
Method
Heat oil in a kadai/ pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds (optional) when it splutters, add channa dal, urad dal and red chillies. (add channa dal first as it will take time to get roasted, then add urad dal )
When dal changes color slightly, add green chillies, slivered ginger, asafoetida, curry leaves and cashew nuts. Sauté until cashew nuts turn golden brown. (remove the red chillies when sauteing cashewnuts. Once the cashew nuts turn golden brown, add the fried red chillies back – this is to prevent the red chillies from getting burnt).
Add grated coconut and sauté for a few minutes. It is not necessary to fry the grated coconut until it turn brown. Add salt needed and mix well and switch off the heat.
Fluff cooked rice with a fork and add it to the prepared coconut mix. Mix the cooked rice well with the coconut. Serve with papads or chips or any gravy or kuzhambu of your choice.
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| Enjoy coconut rice-thengai sadam with Jerry (he he!!) |
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This reminds me of my hostel days…..nice click.
You have a lovely space here….following u.
Nice presentation.Simple and delicious rice..
lovely presentation again, looks delicious
Looks yummy. Nice click :):)
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I have the impression that the coconut is staring at me 🙂 my favourite combination with coconut rice is vadava thuvayal 🙂
Absolutely cute as ever.. 🙂
lovely click dear……looks delicious.
Nice presentation……
I love it..
Fabulous clicks and presentation dear…looks yummy.
hey excellent click padhu. simple and yummy rice.i add peanuts to it also.just to raise the cholestral level:P
nice entry too.Adding ginger is a nice idea
Wonderful presentation. Looks yummy and delicious.
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Eekss.Somebody is gonna eat the coconut rice!!! Looks so delicious Padhu..DH favors lemon rice over coconut rice, but I should try this way, may be he'll change his mind! 😉
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Well I'm actually following ur blog my dear but go busy so never had time to go tru all recipes yet…coconut rice looks so good..my fav:)
first time in your blog, you have a nice space here. and I like your "how to" label recipes.
Coconut rice looks ymmy..I have to try this out very soon
I love coconut rice..Beautiful presentation 🙂
How did you put those staring eyes on coconut ? Looks so cool .. i was sure smiling 🙂
Loved your coconut rice , its a sure try from my end .
This is my fav rice dish, lovely presentation..
Nice rice dish and the presentation is perfect!
Nice dish!
Wonderful presentation!!
Hi firt time here. coconut rice looks so yummy…drop in sometime..
Wow..the first thing that attracted me is the pic of the coconut-loved the idea..the coconut rice looks perfect..thanks for participating
Hehe i love more the eyes 🙂 U ve creativity!
we get this as prasadam in temples here in Singapore. Thanks for the recipe. C.Rice looks tempting 🙂
Nice presentation,my favorite one
Yum! that rice looks delicious!
Presentation looks great and tempting.
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That looks really tasty. I've always made coconut rice with coconut milk, not grated coconut. I will have to try your recipe!
thatss yummy coconut rice.. Thanks fr visiting my blog and for ur inpiring comments.
I love this with moar kuzhambu… yum yum!
nice presentation!!…
Kobbari annam ..delicious taste
This is gorgeous and wonderful! You should look into having a photography book published with your food pics! Creative and unique!
this is my all time favourite.. its like years that i have had this. nice pics 🙂
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Your recipes are really good.
I would like to add one suggestion in this Coconut rice recipe.
It is good to soak all the pulses to be roasted, in water, for at least 2 hrs before they are roasted. It gives an even better taste
thx for the info
Love your blog! and this coconut rice looks delicious, but I don't know where to find some of the spices. I am thinking an store that has Indian food. I guess I will look one up and ask if they have it
Hi Padhu, have a nice day! I made this today for lunch , packed to office and school. My hubby loved the taste. I cut plantain into small pieces and just dry fry that with chilli powder, gg-paste, turmeric powder and salt for side dish. Thanx for made me proud….:)
Quick google search and made it instantly. . Nice recipe, tasting yet to be done.
Nice & simple recipe to try out, thanks padhu.
Its same my amma used to make for quick lunch
how about adding coconut milk while cooking rice? does that add any taste or spoil …has anyone tried it?
It will be more delicious but a little heavy. You can add diluted coconut milk for cooking rice.
Good Recipe. Simple and easy! It came out good when I tried today! 🙂
The dish looks yummy. Can any one tell me what is the good combination for this recipe, I mean like any gravy. Please post the link for that recipe too if possible.
Thanks
I love it with Ulli theeyal. You can see it in the picture. It goes well with coconut rice.
Great comfort food����
U r my guru in cooking
Tried this today for a lazy dinner. Tastes fantastic.
It tasted Good!…Thank you!
Nice presentation. I have made several recipes from your blog. Thanks.
Just FYI: cholesterol is only from animal sources like dairy, meat , eggs etc. you cannot get cholesterol from plant sources like coconut , oils….. cashews .
Please give me a list of side dishes that will go with this. Thank you
Potato fry or curry, papads, onion kulambu, ulli theeyal, chips, vadams or vathals will all go well as a side dish for coconut rice.
Can I try this with ponni boiler rice?
You can use any rice.
Hi Mam,
Tried this item and it come up with awesome taste. Thank you very much!