Indian coconut rice

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. oil
• 2 dry red chillies (kept whole)
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 2 green chillies (slit)
• pinch asafoetida (optional)
• 3/4 cup grated fresh coconut
• 1 cup boiled rice
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp yellow split gram (optional)

Directions

Heat oil in a pan, mustard seeds and gram. When the mustard seeds splutter, add asafoetida, curry leaves,red chillies and green chillies. Fry until the red chillies change in colour (be careful not to burn them), and then add coconut. Fry the coconut until light golden in colour. Then add boiled rice and salt and toss gently. Serve hot.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: My personal recipe book
Submitted By: Rochelle Gonsalves
rjg@bom7.vsnl.net.in
Indian coconut rice