Thengai Saadam ( Coconut Rice )

A simple Rice dish from Tamilnadu.

Ingredients
boiled rice - 2 cups ( grains should be seperate, not sticky )
scraped coconut - 3/4 cup
cashew nuts - a few
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
urad dal - 1/2 tsp
red chillies - 2, broken into bits
hing/asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
curry leaves - a few
oil - about 1 tbsp
salt to taste


Method
1. Heat the oil in the kadhai. Add the cashew nuts & fry until golden & keep aside.
2. Add the mustard seeds & allow to splutter. Then add the red chillies. urad dal & hing & saute until the dal turns red.
3. Add the coconut, curry leaves & a pinch of salt & fry until the coconut starts turning golden at the edges.
4. Immediately, add the rice & salt & mix well & stir for a minute or two on low flame.
5. Top with the fried cashew nuts & serve immediately.