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Indian Coconut Rice

November 25, 2009 by PadhuSankar 57 Comments

Coconut Rice is a very simple recipe and can be done even by those who do not know cooking, provided they know how to cook rice. Those who do not know to cook rice can refer here. In this coconut rice, I have added finely chopped ginger and little cumin seeds to give it a special taste. Moreover ginger aids in digestion. If you want your coconut rice to taste yummy, be generous in adding coconut. Do not worry about the cholesterol content in coconut as we are not going to prepare it often. Today let us learn how to make Coconut rice following our easy recipe

Coconut rice-Thengai sadam
Coconut Rice-Thengai Sadam

Coconut Rice-Thengai Sadam


Coconut Rice-Thengai Sadam

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 10 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Variety Rice
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

   Ingredients needed

   Cooked rice -2 cups heaped
   Fresh grated coconut -1 cup

   For the seasoning

   Oil -1 tbsp
   Mustard seeds –1 tsp
   Cumin seeds –1/2 tsp (optional)
   Channa dal/Bengal Gram/kadalai paruppu – 1/2 tbsp
   Urad dal – 2 tsp
   Red chillies – 2
   Green chillies -1 slit
   Curry leaves – few
   Ginger (finely chopped or slivered ) – 1 inch piece
   Asafoetida/Hing – a pinch
   Cashew nuts -8-10
   Salt as needed

Preparation 

Cook rice in such a way that each grains are separate. Add a tsp of oil (any cooking oil)to the cooked rice and spread the rice on a plate to cool. You can use ordinary rice or basmati rice.

Grate coconut and keep all the ingredients needed for seasoning ready. Fresh coconut is recommended for this recipe.

Method 

Heat oil in a kadai/ pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds (optional) when it splutters, add channa dal, urad dal and red chillies. (add channa dal first as it will take time to get roasted, then add urad dal )


When dal changes color slightly, add green chillies, slivered ginger, asafoetida, curry leaves and cashew nuts. Sauté until cashew nuts turn golden brown. (remove the red chillies when sauteing cashewnuts. Once the cashew nuts turn golden brown, add the fried red chillies back – this is to prevent the red chillies from getting burnt).


Add grated coconut and sauté for a few minutes. It is not necessary to fry the grated coconut until it turn brown. Add salt needed and mix well and switch off the heat.

Fluff cooked rice with a fork and add it to the prepared coconut mix. Mix the cooked rice well with the coconut. Serve with papads or chips or any gravy or kuzhambu of your choice.

How to make coconut rice-thengai sadam
thengai sadam-coconut rice recipe
Enjoy coconut rice-thengai sadam with Jerry (he he!!)
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  1. Latha

    November 26, 2009 at 8:43 am

    This reminds me of my hostel days…..nice click.

    You have a lovely space here….following u.

    Reply
  2. Sreelekha Sumesh

    November 26, 2009 at 9:32 am

    Nice presentation.Simple and delicious rice..

    Reply
  3. Sushma Mallya

    November 26, 2009 at 10:07 am

    lovely presentation again, looks delicious

    Reply
  4. Ms.Chitchat

    November 26, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Looks yummy. Nice click :):)

    Chitchat

    Reply
  5. Akal's Saappadu

    November 26, 2009 at 11:22 am

    I have the impression that the coconut is staring at me 🙂 my favourite combination with coconut rice is vadava thuvayal 🙂

    Reply
  6. Nithya

    November 26, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    Absolutely cute as ever.. 🙂

    Reply
  7. prasu

    November 26, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    lovely click dear……looks delicious.

    Reply
  8. Prathibha

    November 26, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Nice presentation……
    I love it..

    Reply
  9. Tina

    November 26, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Fabulous clicks and presentation dear…looks yummy.

    Reply
  10. jeyashrisuresh

    November 26, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    hey excellent click padhu. simple and yummy rice.i add peanuts to it also.just to raise the cholestral level:P
    nice entry too.Adding ginger is a nice idea

    Reply
  11. Babli

    November 26, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Wonderful presentation. Looks yummy and delicious.
    Please accept your award from my blog.

    Reply
  12. Rohini

    November 26, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Eekss.Somebody is gonna eat the coconut rice!!! Looks so delicious Padhu..DH favors lemon rice over coconut rice, but I should try this way, may be he'll change his mind! 😉
    Guess you can also send this to EC's WYF Speciality Food http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/2009/11/wyfspecialty-food-event-announcement.html

    Reply
  13. Balakrishna Saraswathy

    November 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    Well I'm actually following ur blog my dear but go busy so never had time to go tru all recipes yet…coconut rice looks so good..my fav:)

    Reply
  14. Andhra Flavors

    November 26, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    first time in your blog, you have a nice space here. and I like your "how to" label recipes.

    Reply
  15. Soma Pradhan

    November 27, 2009 at 1:43 am

    Coconut rice looks ymmy..I have to try this out very soon

    Reply
  16. Gulmohar

    November 27, 2009 at 3:00 am

    I love coconut rice..Beautiful presentation 🙂

    Reply
  17. Kanchan

    November 27, 2009 at 5:52 am

    How did you put those staring eyes on coconut ? Looks so cool .. i was sure smiling 🙂
    Loved your coconut rice , its a sure try from my end .

    Reply
  18. Rekha

    November 27, 2009 at 6:37 am

    This is my fav rice dish, lovely presentation..

    Reply
  19. Anncoo

    November 27, 2009 at 7:18 am

    Nice rice dish and the presentation is perfect!

    Reply
  20. Supriya

    November 27, 2009 at 7:26 am

    Nice dish!

    Reply
  21. Divya Kudua

    November 28, 2009 at 3:45 am

    Wonderful presentation!!

    Reply
  22. Saraswathi Iyer

    November 28, 2009 at 5:09 am

    Hi firt time here. coconut rice looks so yummy…drop in sometime..

    Reply
  23. EC

    November 28, 2009 at 6:54 am

    Wow..the first thing that attracted me is the pic of the coconut-loved the idea..the coconut rice looks perfect..thanks for participating

    Reply
  24. Cham

    November 28, 2009 at 7:26 am

    Hehe i love more the eyes 🙂 U ve creativity!

    Reply
  25. LG

    November 28, 2009 at 10:00 am

    we get this as prasadam in temples here in Singapore. Thanks for the recipe. C.Rice looks tempting 🙂

    Reply
  26. my kitchen

    November 28, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Nice presentation,my favorite one

    Reply
  27. Simply Life

    November 28, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Yum! that rice looks delicious!

    Reply
  28. CHAITRA

    November 28, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Presentation looks great and tempting.
    Drop in sometime

    Reply
  29. Palidor

    November 28, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    That looks really tasty. I've always made coconut rice with coconut milk, not grated coconut. I will have to try your recipe!

    Reply
  30. preethvijay

    November 29, 2009 at 6:07 am

    thatss yummy coconut rice.. Thanks fr visiting my blog and for ur inpiring comments.

    Reply
  31. Anupama

    November 30, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    I love this with moar kuzhambu… yum yum!

    Reply
  32. Devi Meyyappan

    January 6, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    nice presentation!!…

    Reply
  33. kanthi

    July 22, 2010 at 8:42 am

    Kobbari annam ..delicious taste

    Reply
  34. meeso

    September 10, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    This is gorgeous and wonderful! You should look into having a photography book published with your food pics! Creative and unique!

    Reply
  35. Roochi

    September 19, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    this is my all time favourite.. its like years that i have had this. nice pics 🙂

    roochis.blogspot.com

    Reply
  36. Lakshman

    September 4, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Your recipes are really good.
    I would like to add one suggestion in this Coconut rice recipe.
    It is good to soak all the pulses to be roasted, in water, for at least 2 hrs before they are roasted. It gives an even better taste

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      July 25, 2014 at 5:05 pm

      thx for the info

      Reply
  37. Denise Petersen

    October 21, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    Love your blog! and this coconut rice looks delicious, but I don't know where to find some of the spices. I am thinking an store that has Indian food. I guess I will look one up and ask if they have it

    Reply
  38. Anonymous

    July 25, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Hi Padhu, have a nice day! I made this today for lunch , packed to office and school. My hubby loved the taste. I cut plantain into small pieces and just dry fry that with chilli powder, gg-paste, turmeric powder and salt for side dish. Thanx for made me proud….:)

    Reply
  39. RANDOM RANTER

    December 31, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    Quick google search and made it instantly. . Nice recipe, tasting yet to be done.

    Reply
  40. Bhuvana Suresh

    May 16, 2015 at 5:04 am

    Nice & simple recipe to try out, thanks padhu.

    Reply
  41. Shreyas Jadhav

    July 28, 2015 at 6:49 am

    Its same my amma used to make for quick lunch

    Reply
  42. Bhargavi Varanasi

    October 17, 2015 at 5:25 am

    how about adding coconut milk while cooking rice? does that add any taste or spoil …has anyone tried it?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 17, 2015 at 9:52 am

      It will be more delicious but a little heavy. You can add diluted coconut milk for cooking rice.

      Reply
  43. PKV

    November 6, 2015 at 7:07 am

    Good Recipe. Simple and easy! It came out good when I tried today! 🙂

    Reply
  44. L Prathyusha

    February 8, 2016 at 4:30 am

    The dish looks yummy. Can any one tell me what is the good combination for this recipe, I mean like any gravy. Please post the link for that recipe too if possible.

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 8, 2016 at 7:08 am

      I love it with Ulli theeyal. You can see it in the picture. It goes well with coconut rice.

      Reply
  45. Shashi Murthy

    March 2, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    Great comfort food����

    Reply
  46. Kavitha Cse

    June 3, 2016 at 1:12 am

    U r my guru in cooking

    Reply
  47. Sowmya

    September 28, 2016 at 3:45 pm

    Tried this today for a lazy dinner. Tastes fantastic.

    Reply
  48. Sakthi

    December 5, 2016 at 3:53 am

    It tasted Good!…Thank you!

    Reply
  49. Lavanya

    July 7, 2017 at 3:39 pm

    Nice presentation. I have made several recipes from your blog. Thanks.
    Just FYI: cholesterol is only from animal sources like dairy, meat , eggs etc. you cannot get cholesterol from plant sources like coconut , oils….. cashews .

    Reply
  50. Raj Subramanian

    July 14, 2017 at 1:23 am

    Please give me a list of side dishes that will go with this. Thank you

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 18, 2017 at 7:58 am

      Potato fry or curry, papads, onion kulambu, ulli theeyal, chips, vadams or vathals will all go well as a side dish for coconut rice.

      Reply
  51. jeni jayaprakash

    October 3, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Can I try this with ponni boiler rice?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 4, 2018 at 9:47 am

      You can use any rice.

      Reply
  52. bala

    October 6, 2018 at 10:07 am

    Hi Mam,

    Tried this item and it come up with awesome taste. Thank you very much!

    Reply

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