COCONUT RICE(Kobbari saddhi- like my MOM used to say)

Ingredients -
Uncooked Rice – 1 cup
Grated fresh coconut or grated dry coconut – 3 tbsp
Garlic cloves – 2
Green chilies – 2 --- chopped into small pieces
Oil – 2 tbsp
Urad dal – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder and curry leaf
Chilly powder and salt – to taste

Preparing Coconut Rice -

• Cook the rice and allow it to cool off.
• In a small bowl add grated coconut, chili powder, salt and crushed garlic and mix everything.
• In a small pan add 1 tbsp oil, do popu or tadka by adding red chilies, jeera, urad dal, turmeric powder and finally the green chilies, salt and curry leaf, let it fry for 2 mins.
• Add the tadka to the cooked rice then the coconut powder. You just need to mix everything no need to heat it and coconut rice is ready.

Prep time : 15 mins.

And the best thing about this dish u can have it hot or cold.