Coconut Rice(cobbari Pulihora)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of cooked Basmati rice
• 2 tbsps Cooking oil
• 1 tbsp mustard seeds
• 1tbsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tbsp chana dal
• 1/2 tbsp urad dal
• 1/2 cup peanuts (roasted and unsalted)
• 1/4 cup Green Peas (Optional)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 green chillies slit length wise (Or Redchilli powder)
• 3-4 curry leaves
• 1/2 cup Dry coconut powder
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Heat the oil in a pan and add the chanadal, urad dal,peanuts fry till they are in light brown.
• Then add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,curry leaves,green chillies,Green peas and. Fry till the spluttering stops
• Add the turmeric powder and turn off the flame.
• Add rice,coconut powder and salt to taste and mix thoroughly.

          Serve with Poppadums.

Note: Use Red chilli Powder instead of Green chillies to get a different flavour.