Name: Coconut rice recipe | How to make coconut rice | Thengai sadam
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup rice ((any kind of rice)); 1 to 1½ cup coconut (grated (fresh or frozen) (adjust to suit your taste)); salt (as needed); 1 to 2 green chili ((slit or chopped)); 1 red chili (broken (optional)); 1 to 2 tbsp oil (or ghee); ½ tsp mustard (or rai); ½ tsp cumin (or jeera (optional)); 1 pinch hing (or asafoetida); 1 tbsp chana dal; ½ tbsp urad dal; 1 tsp ginger (chopped ); 12 to 15 cashewnuts (or peanuts as needed)