Coconut Rice / Variety Rice Lunch Box Recipes

Ingredients  

• Cooked rice -2 cups heaped
• Fresh grated coconut -1 cup
• Oil -1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds –1 tsp
• Cumin seeds –1/2 tsp (optional)
• Channa dal  – 1/2 tbsp
• Urad dal – 2 tsp
• Small onion – 2 chopped (optional) 
• Green chillies -2 slit 
• Curry leaves – few  
• Asafoetida – a pinch    
• salt

Preparation 

• Add a tsp of oil to the cooked rice and spread it on a plate to cool down.   
• Now heat the pan with oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds after split, add channa dal, urad dal, Saute till the dal change golden color.
• Add chillies, onion, asafoetida, curry leaves. Sauté for few sec.  
• Finally, add grated coconut, salt and sauté for 2 minutes. Mix well and switch off the gas.
• Now add the cooked rice and mix well 
• Ready to serve south Indian special coconut rice with brinjal curry, potato fry, your choice…