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.