Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

• Rice: 1 cup 
• Fresh Coconut: 1 cup (grated)
• Coconut Oil : 3-4 tbsp
• Whole Red chilli (Sabut Lal Mirch) : 1 (broken in 2-3 pieces)
• Green chilli: 2-3 (slit from centre)
• Cashews : 1 tbsp
• Peanuts: a handful
• Salt: to taste
• Hing: a pinch
• Cumin seeds/ Jeera: 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds: 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves: a few
• Chana Daal: 1 tbsp (wash and soak in water)
• Urad daal: 1 tsp (wash and soak in water)
• Ginger: a small piece (grated)
• Coriander leaves: (chopped finely)

Method:

1. Cooking rice:
• Wash rice properly and soak them in water(2 cups) for 10 mins. Add salt.
• Take a boil and cook and low flame for 12-13 mins. (Make sure the rice is properly cooked but not too soft)
2. Tadka/ Seasoning:
• Heat oil in pan. Add whole red chilli, hing and mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
• Add peanuts. Cook for a few mins. 
• Add jeera, curry leaves, green chilli and ginger. Cook for a min.
• Add chana daal and urad daal (Drain water from the daals). Add a little salt(~ 1/4 tsp).
• Add cashews. Cook till cashews turn little brown.
• Add a little water (1 tsp), if needed. Cover and cook for 2-3 mins till chana daal and urad daal are done.
• Add coconut  and Mix well.
3. Mix the cooked rice in tadka. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
4. Ready to serve hot with pickle .