Traditional African Foods Coconut Rice

African Cuisine: Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice Ingredients

1	. Cooked rice – 1 cup.
2	. Grated coconut – 1/2 cup.
3	. Coconut oil – 1 tbsp.
4	. Mustard – 1/2 tsp.
5	. Cumin – 1/2 tsp.
6	. Broken red chilli – 1.
7	. Curry leaves – 5 – 6.
8	. Ginger – 1 tbsp grated.
9	. Hing – pinch.
10	. Channa dal – 1 tsp.
11	. Peanut – 1 tbsp.
12	. Cashews – 1 tbsp.
13	. Salt – as needed.
14	. Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp chopped finely.

Cooking Step by Step

Step 1	Cook rice with bit of salt and 1 tsp of oil. Cool this completely..
Step 2	Heat oil in kadai add mustard, cumin, red chilli curry leaves. Once mustard splutter add chopped ginger and hing. Saute a bit..
Step 3	Add channa dal, peanut, cashews. Once channa dal and cashews turns golden colour add grated coconut and coriander leaves. Saute couple of minutes..
Step 4	Add this to rice and mix this thoroughly. Adjust salt level and serve hot..