Coconut-Rice

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup rice (300 ml)
6 tbsps oil
3 red chillies
3 tbsps ghee
3 green chillies
1 tsp mustard
20 gm cashew nut
A small grated coconut
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Urd dal
A pinch of asafoetida powder
A few curry leaves
Method of Cooking:
Step 1: Cook the Rice by using less water and cool the cooked rice on a large plate.
Step 2: Halve each of the red chillies and keep aside.
Step 3: Soak urd dal in a little water and keep a side.
Step 4: Cut the green chillies into a 4 or 5 large pieces and keep a side.
Step 5: Heat oil and ghee in a frying pan and add mustard, red chillies and asafoetida powder.
Step 6: Drain the Urd dal.
Step 7: When mustard crackles add cashew nuts,green chillies and urd dal and saute until the water in the urd dal evaporates .
Step 8: Add the grated coconut and saute until it turns reddish brown in colour.
Step 9: Add curry leaves, saute briefly, remove from fire and immediately empty the entire contents of the frying pan into the plate with the rice.
Step 10: Add salt, mix well and serve.