Coconut Rice / Thengai sadam

Coconut rice / Thengai sadam

Ingredients:

Cooked rice	2 Cups
Grated coconut	1 Cup
Salt	As needed
Pappad	3 Nos
To Temper
Coconut oil	2.5 tsp
Mustard	1.5 tsp
Urad dhal	1 tsp
Channa dhal	1.5 tsp
Red chillies	3 - 4 Nos
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Hing	a small pinch

Method:

1. Pressure cook rice with water in 1:2 ratio for 3 to 4 whistles.
2. Heat a pan with coconut oil, temper the items given under "to temper" list.   Now add the grated coconut and saute it for a minute.
3. Add the cooked rice to it and mix well.
4. When serving coconut rice, mix some crushed pappad along with rice and serve it.
5. Flavorful coconut rice is ready :).  It goes well with roasted potatoes or with kurma kuzhambu.

Kamarcut

Kamarcut

Ingredients:

Grated Coconut	1 Cup
Jaggery	1/2 Cup
Cardamom powder	2 small pinches
Gingelly oil	1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Heat jaggery with little amount of water.  Once it's melted, strain it to remove impurities.
2. Again boil the jaggery syrup till it becomes frothy.  Now add the coconut and mix well until the mixture becomes thick.
3. Sprinkle cardamom powder and give it a mix.  Lastly add gingelly oil and when its warm, make medium sized tight balls.
4. Enjoy your candy :)