Recipe of Favorite Thengai sadam/coconut rice

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, thengai sadam/coconut rice. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Thengai sadam/coconut rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Thengai sadam/coconut rice is something which I have loved my entire life.

Coconut rice is an easy and flavorful rice dish made with fresh grated coconut, tempering spices, curry leaves and rice. It is one of the most basic South Indian foods made for a meal during festivals and It is also known as Thengai sadam and kobbari annam in the South Indian regional languages. There are so many ways to flavor rice and today we're featuring coconut! This Coconut Rice recipe (Thengai Sadam in Tamil) can be made with fresh rice or is.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook thengai sadam/coconut rice using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Thengai sadam/coconut rice:

1. Get 1 cup cooked rice
2. Prepare 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
3. Prepare 1 tbsp coconut oil
4. Get 1 tsp mustard seeds
5. Make ready 1 tsp cumin seeds
6. Take 1 tsp chana dal
7. Get 1 tsp urad dal
8. Prepare 1 green chilli chopped
9. Make ready 2 whole red chilli
10. Make ready 9-10 cashew nuts
11. Prepare 1 pinch hing
12. Make ready 5-6 curry leaves
13. Make ready to taste Salt

An ideal dish for lunch box,which i normally prepare once a week. When it is done add it on the top of the rice. Add the ghee in the same kadai and fry the scrapped coconut till golden brown. Today, I prepared South Indian style coconut rice for lunch.

Instructions to make Thengai sadam/coconut rice:

1. Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a wide pan over medium heat.
2. Add 1tsp mustard seeds,1tsp cumin seeds,5-6 curry leaves,1 tsp urad dal,1tsp chana dal,a pinch of hing to hot oil.
3. When seeds starts spluttering add chopped green chilli,2 whole red chilli,9-10 cashew nuts and fry till cashew turns lightly brown.
4. Add 1/2 cup grated coconut and cook for 2-3 minutes,until coconut turns light brown.
5. Now add salt to taste and cooked rice to the mixture.
6. Mix everything together.
7. Serve the coconut rice hot with rasam or curd.

Add the ghee in the same kadai and fry the scrapped coconut till golden brown. Today, I prepared South Indian style coconut rice for lunch. It was quick to prepare and I had time to attend few odd jobs before Nehal returned home from school. This Coconut Rice recipe (Thengai Sadam in Tamil) can be made with fresh rice or is a perfect way to use of leftover rice. Thengai sadam is a very easy rice variety prepared with fresh grated coconut, tempered with chilli and dal(s).

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