Spicy Coconut Rice

I am always in the look out for opportunity to venture into my friends' house .... especially their kitchens. I leave all inhibition and hesitation at home when I am at their place. I absolutely feel free to ransack their pantry and refrigerator .... in a nut shell I make myself at home :). Thankfully I have a lovely group of friends who handle me and my tantrums with a smile.
Well this doesn't stop here .... I am demanding at times (read as most times). Sometime back when I was at Ritu's place for some girl to girl talk (Reminder - we refuse to call ourselves women ..... I am sure you have read this for the n'th time now), I told her to share her spicy coconut rice recipe with me.
Since she delayed sharing the recipe, she ended up preparing it for me. Later I got the recipe from her. At the moment I am content eating what she prepared. But will definitely try this soon.
Ritu you are a sweet heart ..... do let me know when you try something new, I will be there ;-)
Before I forget, this spicy rice recipe is a great one pot meal.
Preparation Time 30 mins
Serves - 4
Ingredients

Rice - 6 cups

Urad Daal - 1/2 cup

Grated Coconut - 2 cups

Cashewnuts - 1/2 cup

Chopped Giinger - 2 tbsp

Cumin Seeds - 1tbsp

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbsp

Curry Leaves - few

Dry Red Chili - 2

Green Chili - 4

Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup

Salt per taste

Oil for cooking

Method of Preparation

1 Rinse and drain rice in cold water. Cook the rice and drain of the excess water. Keep aside.
2 Heat oil in a saucepan,when hot add Cumin seeds,Mustard seeds,green chillies,Red chilli,Chopped Ginger,and Curry leaf.
3 Once Cumin seeds and mustard seeds start cracking add Cashewnuts and fry on a medium flame till they are light-golden brown in colour.
4 Add Urad dal and fry untill they turn brown in colour.
5 Now add the grated coconut.
6 Add Rice into this mixture. Add salt per taste and mix well.

7 Cook for three more minutes so that all the ingredients are mixed properly.
8 Garnish with coriander leaves

Serving Tips
Serve it hot with any kind of Raita or Gravy.
Notes

Do not over cook the rice. Else it will get mushy while mixing the ingredients.

Other Names

Spicy Coconut Rice - Coconut fried rice, Cumin - Jeera, Mustard - Rai, Coriander - Cilantro

Tip

Left over rice can be used to prepare this dish.