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Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam

Posted on November 10, 2016 Category: Indian Vegetarian Rice Dishes, Main Courses, Navaratri Recipes, Pongal Recipes, Ugadi Festival Recipes

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Thengai sadam is a very easy rice variety prepared with fresh grated coconut, tempered with chilli and dal(s). Addition of cashews and ghee, lends a nice flavor and taste to this coconut rice recipe. This rice is less spicy compared to other rice varieties. It is also offered as prasadam in temples. Last week, when I visited my parents home in Trichy for Diwali, my mom gave nearly 15 coconuts plucked from the coconut trees grown in our backyard. I distributed most of the coconuts to my friends and neighbors and reserved only 2. So thought of making use of it and hence prepared this South Indian style coconut rice.

Checkout my Thengaipaal Sadam Recipe also.

Coconut Rice Recipe 1

Coconut Rice Recipe

 

Coconut Rice Recipe 1

Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam

Priya Santhamohan
Coconut Rice Recipe / Thengai sadam is a very easy rice variety prepared with fresh grated coconut, tempered with chilli and dal(s).
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Course, Rice
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 3 People
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Basmati rice
  • 1/2 Cup Grated Coconut
  • 2 tsp Ghee
  • Salt As Required

To Temper

  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • 3/4 tbsp Channa Dal
  • 10 Cashews
  • 2 Red Chilli
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 1 Pinch Hing
  • Few Curry Leaves
  • 2 tsp Oil

Instructions
 

  • Rinse and soak rice in water for 30 minutes. Drain the water and pressure cook the rice for 2 whistles with water ratio of 1:1.5. After the pressure subsides by itself, spread the rice in a plate and cool down. Fluff it up with a fork to break the lumps. Grate coconut, chop green chilli and break cashews. Heat ghee in a kadai, add cashews and fry till golden brown.
  • Keep the cashews by side. In the same kadai, throw mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add urad dal, channa dal, red chilli, green chilli, curry leaves and saute for a while.
  • Now add hing and grated coconut. Stir for a minute, until nice aroma arises from the coconut. Add salt and mix well. Switch off flame.
  • Add the cooked rice and mix carefully without breaking the rice grains. Finally add cashews, check for salt and if preferred, add little ghee.
    Delicious coconut rice is ready.

Notes

Tips for Thengai Sadam

1. I used basmati rice. Normal rice can also be used.
2. Always use fresh coconut, which gives good taste to this thengai sadam.
3. Frozen grated coconut can be thawed and used.
4. Desiccated coconut will not work out for this coconut rice recipe.
5. Adjust chilli as per your spice level. Red chilli's alone can also be used.
6. Channa dal, urad dal can be soaked for 15 minutes and used. This method gives a different taste to the rice.
7. For variation, peanuts can also be added, which gives a nutty flavor.
8. Don't skip adding cashews, which add rich taste.
9. For more aroma, 1 tsp of jeera can be used while tempering.
10. Coconut oil can be used for tempering, which adds great flavor.
11. For nice white color rice, scrap only the white portion and discard the brown part of the coconut.
Keyword Coconut Rice Recipe, Thengai Sadam

 

Coconut Rice Recipe

Coconut Rice Recipe

Method for Coconut Rice Recipe

1. Rinse and soak rice in water for 30 minutes. Drain the water and pressure cook the rice for 2 whistles with water ratio of 1:1.5. After the pressure subsides by itself, spread the rice in a plate and cool down. Fluff it up with a fork to break the lumps. Grate coconut, chop green chilli and break cashews. Heat ghee in a kadai, add cashews and fry till golden brown.
Coconut Rice Recipe Steps1
2. Keep the cashews by side. In the same kadai, throw mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add urad dal, channa dal, red chilli, green chilli, curry leaves and saute for a while.Coconut Rice Recipe Steps2
3. Now add hing and grated coconut. Stir for a minute, until nice aroma arises from the coconut. Add salt and mix well. Switch off flame.
Thengai Sadam Steps3
4. Add the cooked rice and mix carefully without breaking the rice grains. Finally add cashews, check for salt and if preferred, add little ghee.
Thengai Sadam Steps4
Delicious coconut rice is ready.

 

Thengai Sadam 1

Thengai Sadam

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  1. Mindy

    November 15, 2016 at 10:27 am

    This looks and sounds delicious!

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  2. Soma Saharay

    January 12, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    This is awesome n will do definitely been a rice lover

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  3. Soma Saharay

    January 12, 2017 at 3:31 pm

    this is awesome for a rice lover like me…

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