Thengai Saadam (Spiced Coconut Rice) Recipe

Step 1: To begin making Thengai Saadam (Spiced Coconut Rice), wash and cook the rice

Step 2: Spread the cooked rice on a plate and fluff up a bit

Step 3: Tip: It helps if you have cooked rice made ahead – the cooled rice works wonderfully well

Step 4: In a pan, add oil & the ghee and splutter mustard, hing, urad dal, broken chillies, cashews, curry leaves and fry till cashews turn golden brown

Step 5: Turn the flame to low and add the grated coconut till the oil leaves the coconut and the mixture turns aromatic

Step 6: Turn off the stove

Step 7: Add salt and cool

Step 8: Now add the cooled and fluffed rice to the pan

Step 9: Mix well and enjoy a bowl of Thengai Saadam (Spiced Coconut Rice) with curd or kurma