Coconut rice:

Easy cooking fried rice variety, healthy and flavourful rice recipe to pack your lunch box.

Coconut is a less rich source of vitamins, the highest of which in include B vitamins such as folate and thiamine. While coconuts have gain popularity for their purported disease-fighting properties, Food Science suggests that the fatty acids in coconut contain powerful antioxidants that help boost the immune function and reduce systemic inflammation in the body. It is these antioxidants that some believe may help reduce the risk of metabolic and aging-related diseases by eliminating free radicals that cause cell damage.

Ingredients to prepare rice:

Grated coconut-1 cup

Rice-1 cup (Basmati long grain or raw rice is fine)

To season:

Red chili-2 nos

Urad dal-1 tsp

Cashews broken-4 to 5 nos

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Oil-1 tbsp

Curry leaves-2 twig

Method to prepare :

1. Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes cook with 2 cups of water. Spread cooked rice in a wide bowl to normal temperature. To enhance the richness of coconut flavor, you can boil rice in coconut milk+ bay leaves can be added while cooking rice you can remove the leaf before seasoning. it gives a nice aroma to the rice.

2. Heat pan with oil season with mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, red chili, and cashew nuts fry till golden brown.

3. Add curry leaves and grated coconut fry for a minute.

4. Add cooked rice in it, sprinkle salt and mix gently. Serve with any vegetable masala or simply with pickle.

Note: If you cook rice in coconut milk, reduce grated coconut to 1/2 cup.