Coconut Rice Recipe is a simple and mild homemade recipe. We can prepare this with either grated coconut or coconut milk.
Both the methods and flavors are completely different and unique. I have used grated coconut with leftover rice but you can use fresh too.
I assured you in my last post, I will be sharing various methods to cook the rice recipes so keep looking for an upcoming post.
Ingredients of Coconut Rice Recipe
- Rice - 1 cup (Boiled)
- Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated) (fresh)
- Onion - 1 medium (sliced)
- Red Chili - 2-3
- Split black Gram - 1 tbsp (urad dal)
- Bengal gram - 1 tbsp (chana dal)
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tbsp
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbsp
- Water & Salt - to taste
- Curry & Coriander leaves
- Groundnuts - 1 tbsp (fried)
- Papad
Steps for Coconut Rice Recipe
Wash and Soak the rice before 10-15 minutes to cook. Boil and keep it aside to cool. (don't overcook)
Heat oil with a medium flame, once hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves, red Chili, cumin seeds, urad & Bengal gram one by one.
Allow to fry until it turns into golden brown. Then add grated coconut and fry until it gets a nice aroma and slightly gets crispy.
Then add rice, required salt and blend it thoroughly. Keep the mix 2-3 minutes under a low flame. Finally, garnish with groundnuts, papad and coriander leaves Simple and easy coconut rice recipe ready to serve.
Download Coconut Rice Recipe Recipe Card