COCONUT RICE

Ingredients:

400 gms biryani rice
120 gms coconut
40 ml     ghee                                                 
25 gms  black gram dhal
25 gms  broken pieces of nuts
6 gms    dry chillies
2 gms    curry leaves
2.5 gms asafoetida powder
20 gms  (minced) coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Boil rice and keep aside.
• Fry coconut evenly to a golden colour on a slow fire.
• Heat 3 dessertspoon of ghee. Fry the cashewnuts and remove.
• Fry the broken pieces of dry chillies, black gram dhal, and curry leaves well.
• Mix rice, coconut, nuts, 1 teaspoon of ghee and salt.
• Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.