hey all,

    I'm new to this community ,but a often follower of smtc's recepies .cheers to hetal and anuja !great job ladies.

Here i'm trying to post in the recepie for coconut rice which is quick and filling.u have unexpected guests juz go ahead and try this.

things u need 

Serves :4

Rice 4 cups cooked

mint   1 bunch

cilantro 1 bunch

ginger  1 tsp

green chillies 5-6

coconut 1 cup or as desired

for seasoning

1 tsp mustard seeds

1tsp cumin seeds

1tsp urad dal

1tsp chana dal

3-4 red chillies

pinch of hing

1 spring of curry leaves

some fried cashews

1 tsp of oil and 1tsp of ghee

METHOD

1.Start it of with rice add 8 cups of water to 4 cups of washed rice and cook it up

2.as the rice is done ,go ahead and mildly grind in the mint.cilantro,greenchillies and ginger

3.take a big non stick pan and heat it on medium hot and when its hot add in 1/2 tsp of ghee and fry the cashews and put them aside

4.after the cashews are done add in the remaining ghee and oil and wait until it is hot

5.now,add in the mustard seeds cumin seeds urad dal chana dal red chillies curry leaves and hing. fry until they are done now add in the green mixture(mint.cilantro,greenchillies and ginger )and cook it for couple of minutes .

6.now add in the salt ,cashews and finally the grated coconut.it is important to add in the coconut last because coconut absorbs all the oil and moisture.

7.once the mixture is ready add in the rice and stir wellmake sure that rice isnt too hot because stiring up will make the rice soft.

8.adjust the salt and u can use the ghee to help u mix the ingidients

9.Serve it hot with tomato raita.

10.great dish to go

tip:

one can use coconut oil instead of cooking oil to gety the wonderful aroma

hope u like this and plz leave ur comments