Coconut Rice Recipe with step by step pictures. Thengai sadam is made with rice, coconut and spices. This recipe makes perfect lunch box recipe.
Coconut Rice Recipe
I love coconut rice. Amma makes it often for lunch on weekdays, since it is so easy peasy to make..Actually it taste so great as it is..So you don’t need any side dish with this..If you want some thing to go also with this, you could make Potato Roast.
But the best combo for this is spicy chicken curry. They both taste divine. I think you should try it some day. The flavour of this rice comes from the toasting of coconut in coconut oil and also the whole spices which you put in. I added some cashews for little crunch..I have another version of Coconut Milk Rice which is a keralan style. Check it here.
Ingredients for Coconut Rice
- Rice – 3 cups cooked
- Coconut -1 cup Freshly Grated
- Coconut Oil – 2 tblspn
- Curry leaves – 2 springs
- Cashews – 10
- Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu – 1 tsp
- Whole Pepper -1 tsp
- Urad Dal / Ulundu – 1tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp
- Cardamom – 5
- Dry Red Chilli – 3
- Salt to taste
How to Make Coconut Rice
- Heat Coconut oil in a kadai. Add Mustard Seeds, Urad dal and Saute for a min.
- Add Channa Dal, Pepper, Cashews, Cardamom, Dry Red Chilli and Curry leaves. Saute this for 30 sec.
- Add in Coconut and mix well. Add some salt and sauté till it gets light golden.
- Now add in rice and mix well..Fry this for 3 mins until the rice is heated through.
- Serve hot or put in lunch box.
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Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice – 3 cups cooked
- Coconut -1 cup Freshly Grated
- Coconut Oil – 2 tblspn
- Curry leaves – 2 springs
- Cashews – 10
- Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu – 1 tsp
- Whole Pepper -1 tsp
- Urad Dal / Ulundu – 1tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp
- Cardamom – 5
- Dry Red Chilli – 3
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat Coconut oil in a kadai. Add Mustard Seeds, Urad dal and Saute for a min.
- Add Channa Dal, Pepper, Cashews, Cardamom, Dry Red Chilli and Curry leaves. Saute this for 30 sec.
- Add in Coconut and mix well. Add some salt and sauté till it gets light golden.
- Now add in rice and mix well..Fry this for 3 mins untill the rice is heated through.
- Serve hot or put in lunch box.
Video
Coconut Rice Recipe Step by Step Pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Rice cooked and cooled |
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| Heat coconut oil |
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| add mustard and urad dal |
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| add channa dal and pepper |
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| cashews |
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| cardamom |
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| dry red chilli |
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| and some curry leaves |
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| mix well |
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| add coconut |
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| season with salt |
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| and mix well |
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| add in rice |
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| and toss well |
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| done done |
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| Serve |
Ξανθή
Delicious!!! Happy new year!!
Archana
love it
Maayeka
very tempting ,simple and mildly flavoured rice ...nice recipe...
S.Menaga
woww super duper rice..all time fav..loved ur presentation in coconut shell!!
Pushpa
Yummy coconut rice.Happy New Year 2012.
Roshni
yum yum.. i like this rice a lot. I also have a post in my blog for this. love the presentation in a coconut
Priya
Even my favourite,just love with papads..
Nalini's Kitchen
Delicious and yummy rice with coconut flavor,adding pepper corn is new to me.
Torviewtoronto
delicious looking coconut rice looks wonderful
Sobha Shyam
very delicious rice, my fav..Happy New year to you and your family.
Ann
Oh, YUM! this looks delicious! I love that you toast or saute your spices....it's magic!
Kalpana Sareesh
yummy n my fav rice..
Nisa Homey
Authentic comfort food...great post dear..happy 2012!
Chandrani
Flavorful delicious coconut rice.
Shilpakiran
yum yum and just yum .. i too prepare this but i will add haldi powder.
Ramya
what a comforting one pot meal:-) Looks perfect!
faseela
yummy rice....we prepare coconut rice in a different way...this luks simple n awesome...will try this soon
maha
yum n flavorful rice...
Anonymous
Tried this receipe today....Simple and quick to make, and very delicious also... Thanks for sharing the recipe
Anonymous
Here 1cup means is it 200ml or 100ml? also lemme know quantity mentioned is for cooked rice?
Aarthi
@AnonymousMy 1 cup measures 240 ml
Anonymous
I don't get fresh cocunut .can I use dried cocunut?
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can use. but fresh gives nice flavour
Mounika Hariharan
Yummy
Mumtaz begum
Very tasty it came out well... Thanks aarthi....
Anonymous
tried it & turned out well.......thank you.....
Chowringhee North Campus
Delicious and lovely looking. Wonderfully prepared.*
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Jayshree
Can we use butter instead of coconut oil
Aarthi
yes u can use butter