Name: How to make coconut rice | coconut rice recipe | nariyal chawal
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3 cup cooked rice; 1 cup coconut (grated); 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai; 10-12 cashews; 1/2 tsp urad dal/split & skinned black gram; 1 tsp chana dal/split chickpeas lentil; 8-10 curry leaves; 2 green chillies (slit); 1 tsp ginger paste; salt to taste; 1.5 tbsp oil

29 Nov How to make coconut rice?

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Last Updated on July 3, 2021 by blessmyfoodbypayal

How to make coconut rice | coconut rice recipe | nariyal chawal with step wise pictorial and video method. Vegan and gluten-free recipe.

ABOUT COCONUT RICE

This is the traditional staple food of South India and also named as Thengai Sadam and Kobbari Annam in the regional languages.

Made with fresh grated coconut and plain steamed rice seasoned with couple of spices, this recipe will take just couple of minutes in getting ready.

Made on festivals or special occasions, these are also made in breakfast when some cooked rice are left from previous day.

2 WAYS TO COOK THESE RICE

Right, these rice can be cooked in 2 different ways depending on the status of rice you have.

The status here means cooked rice or raw rice.

If you have rice made earlier then the process is making coconut rice is so prompt and all you need are 5 to 7 minutes.

And if you are cooking the rice together, you need to add 10 to 15 minutes more in previous 5-7 minutes.

THIS RECIPE WITH PRE-COOKED RICE

If making with precooked rice, then this post is about that Method because we too have made this recipe using leftover cooked steamed rice. So follow the procedures given below.

THIS RECIPE WITH RAW RICE

If you don’t have precooked rice, even then making nariyal chawal is quite simple and easy.

All you need to add water along with raw rice at the end and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

And yes, these rice with raw rice can be made in Instant Pot also. The cooking timing will be 6 minutes.

ANOTHER COCONUT FLAVOURED RICE

This blog has one more recipe similar to the present one. But still there’s between the two.

Present one is Rice made with COCONUT but the another one is Rice made with COCONUT MILK.

To read the recipe of Coconut milk rice, click here.

HOW TO SERVE NARIYAL CHAWAL

These rice are so delicious in itself that you can eat them as it is without any acompanyment. However you can cherish them with some simple curry like Chana dal or rajma masala or yoghurt and a salad with pickle.

But do note one thing. If you are eating them with some curry, then add less salt in the rice. And if you planning to serve with with simple yoghurt, then salt is not an issue.

You can also pack them comfortably in a tiffin.

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STEP WISE PICTORIAL RECIPE

Add oil in a pan and put mustard seeds. Let them splitter.
Add chana dal, urad dal and saute them on low heat till they slightly brown.
Now add green chillies, curry leaves and ginger. Saute till ginger turns slightly brown.
Add cashews and saute them too. Let them turn very light brown in colour.
Take grated coconut and add it to the pan. Saute on low heat for couple of seconds.
Then add cooked rice and salt. Mix well without mashing or breaking rice.
Coconut rice are ready.

Enjoy hot.

HOW TO MAKE COCONUT RICE – RECIPE CARD

How to make coconut rice | coconut rice recipe | nariyal chawal

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Simple, easy and delicious, this recipe is about south indian speciality how to make coconut rice.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Course Main Course

Cuisine South Indian

Servings 3

Ingredients

1 cup = 200ml

3 cup cooked rice
1 cup coconut grated
1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
10-12 cashews
1/2 tsp urad dal/split & skinned black gram
1 tsp chana dal/split chickpeas lentil
8-10 curry leaves
2 green chillies slit
1 tsp ginger paste
salt to taste
1.5 tbsp oil

Instructions

Add oil in a pan and put mustard seeds. Let them splitter.
Add chana dal, urad dal and saute them on low heat till they slightly brown.
Now add green chillies, curry leaves and ginger. Saute till ginger turns slightly brown.
Add cashews and saute them too. Let them turn very light brown in colour.
Take grated coconut and add it to the pan. Saute on low heat for couple of seconds.
Then add cooked rice and salt. Mix well without mashing or breaking rice.
Coconut rice are ready. Enjoy hot