Coconut Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice, cooked and set aside
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 3 tbsp toasted cashew nuts
• ½ cup shredded coconut, toasted
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tspn brown mustard seeds
• 1 tspn black gram dal soaked
• 1 tspn channa dal (yellow split peas) soaked
• 1 red chilli cut in half
• Salt
• 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  
  

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, the black and yellow dals, red chilli and curry leaves. When they start to pop and splutter and the green chillies. Add the cooked rice, and season with salt. Add the coconut and place into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and cashew nuts.