Coconut Rice and Potato fry

Ingredients :

1. Cook rice ( 3/4 glass) in cooker and keep it separately. 
2. Grate 1/4 of coconut if needed for 1 time. 
3. Mustard seeds for seasoning. 
4. Urad dhal and Channa dhal for seasoning - 1spoon each 
5. Red chilly - 2 or 3 cut in pieces. 
6. Curry leaves - 1 stem if available
7. Cashewnits - 4 broken in pieces if available 

Method of preparation :

1. Keep a  pan in fire ,pour oil 2 spoons. 
2. Once hot,  add mustard seeds, urad dhal,  Channa dha-1spoon each,  2 or 3 red chillies broken in pieces,  then curry leaves if available. 
3. Now add grated coconut and salt.  And saute well till dry for a min. Now slightly sprinkle water,  just 1 spoon of water. Add little sugar. And close with lid for a min   so that coconut becomes soft. 
4. Open the lid and Saute  for 2/3 times.  Put off fire.  Water should not be there. Add a spoon of ghee in top.  
5. Add rice, already cooled spreading in a plate. 
6. Mix well. 

Note :
Relish it with Fried  potato
Fried potatoes
Ingredients :

1. Potatoes - 3or 4
2. Red chilly powder - 3/4 spoon
3.  Turmeric powder - 2 pinch
4. Hing - 1pinch 
5. Salt for taste
6. Oil for fry shallow. 

 Method of preparation 

1. Wash and Cut potatoes in small pieces along with skin ( if dirt is not there)   along with red chilli powder,  turmeric,  hing and salt in the pan, without adding water. 
2. Close the lid for a min or two.
3.   In between open the lid and stir it.
4. Check if the potato is cooked by pressing in hand. 
5. Remove from fire.  

Very tasty.

If you have cashewnuts  , fry pieces and add to coconut rice for additional taste. 😊