Thengai Sadam / Grated Coconut Rice

 

Thengai Sadam is very simple and easy recipe, even beginners can prepared this without fail.. Coconut rice is a flavourful rice and is made during festivals like pongal and navratri some of the neivediyam or prasad, we were served in south indian temples were pongal, curd rice and coconut rice.. 

Today i prepare to recreat a magical taste and flavor.. Still trying and i hope that with Sailusfood, I shall be able to get that taste.. Here iam using fresh grated coconut... If you have grated the coconut already, then its easy to prepare this rice for lunch... It taste best with that fresh coconut.. I make such easy rice recipe dishes when i want to cook somthing easy.. Coconut rice also goes very well in the tiffin box lunch....

Here i prepared south indian style coconut rice for lunch.. It was quick and easy to prepared, when the rice and coconut is ready...So i hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you.....

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serve - 3

Recipe cuisine : South indian

Recipe Source - Sailus food

INGREDIENTS :

Boiled rice - 2 cup (wash and cook such that each gras is seperate)

Fresh coconut - 1 cup (grated)

Salt - as neded

FOR SEASONING :

Coconut oil - 1 tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Urad dal - 1 tspn

Channa dal - 1 tbspn

Cashew - 6 to 7

Cumin seeds - 3/4 tspn

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Green chilli - 3 or 4 (chopped)

Red chilli - 2 (broken)

Curry leaves  - few

METHOD :

• First cook the white rice, spread the cooked rice on a wide plate and allow to cool..
• Season with salt and fresh coconut and keep aside...
• Heat a pan with coconut oil, add in mustard seeds and allow to crackle..
• Now add in urad dal, channa dal, cumin seeds, dry chilli and cahew, allow them to turn red..
• Now add in chopped green chilli and curry leaves and toss it lightly..
• Now add in asafoetida and roast it for few sec..
• Now switch off the flame and add it to the seasoning to the rice and combain well.
• Serve hot with any curry of youer choice or with just pickle and appalam...

PICTORIAL :

First cook the rice and transfer it into a wide plate

Spread it well and allow to cool

Add in fresh grated coconut 

Some salt and mix well, keep aside.

Heat a pan with coconut oil

Add in mustard and urad dal

Allow to crackle

Add in cumin seeds and red chilli

Add in cashew and channa dal

Now add in chilli and curry leaves 

Toss it lightly 

Add in asafoetida 

Toss it for few sec

Pour it to the prepared rice

Mix evenly

Now transfer it to serving bowl

Serve hot

Enjoy..