Ingredients:

• Grated coconut – 3/4 cup
• Finely diced coconut pieces – 1 tsp
• Split urad dal – 1/2 tsp
• Gram Dal – 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaves – 4 or 5
• Dry Red Chillies – 2 or 3
• Salt – to taste
• Rice – 2 cups
• Oil – 3 tbsp

Method:

Cook the rice separately adding 4 cups water and allow to cool. In a pan, heat the oil, splutter the mustard seeds, then add the urad dal, gram dal, chillies and curry leaves and fry till the dals turn a slight brown. Then, add the grated coconut, coconut pieces and salt and fry for a few minutes on low-medium heat.
Then add this mixture to the rice and mix thoroughly. Optionally, can add roasted cashews to this.

Miscellaneous Info:

• Cuisine: Indian
• Cooking Time: 20 min
• Serves 4-5

Ingredients:

• Rice – 1 cup
• Moong Dal – 1/4 cup
• Cardamoms – 2
• Raisins – 6
• Cashews – 6
• Kesari coloring – a pinch
• Jaggery – 1/2 cup
• Ghee – 7 tbsp

Method:

Pressure cook the rice and dal together with cardamoms and kesari color. In a bowl, mix the jaggery with some water to form a syrup like mixture. In a pan, warm up the jaggery mixture and then add the cooked rice & dal and mix well. In a pan, heat the ghee, fry the raisins and cashews and add to the rice and jaggery mix. Stir well.

Miscellaneous Info:

• Cooking Time: 40 min
• Serves 4-5
• Cuisine: Indian