easy coconut rice recipe | nariyal chawal | south indian coconut rice

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 2 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 7 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: rice
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 3 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard / rai
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • 2 green chilli (slit)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 10 cashew / kaju
  • ¾ cup coconut (grated)
  • 2 cup cooked rice
  • ½ tsp salt

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal, few curry leaves, 1 dried red chilli.
  2. also add 2 green chilli, 1-inch ginger. saute slightly.
  3. now add 10 cashews and roast till the cashews turn golden brown.
  4. add in ¾ cup grated coconut and saute for a minute or till raw smell goes away.
  5. further, add 2 cups cooked rice and ½ tsp salt. mix gently without breaking the rice.
  6. now cover and simmer for 2 minutes, or till rice absorbs coconut flavour.
  7. finally, serve south <g class="gr_ gr_64 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="64" data-gr-id="64">indian</g> style coconut rice with kuzhambu or any curry.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.