Easy Indian Coconut Rice with Basmati and Spices

This rice recipe was extracted from a YouTube cooking video and organized into 17 ingredients with step-by-step instructions.

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Ingredients list

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Grains

Basmati rice

Legumes

black lentils
yellow lentils

Spices

cumin seeds
mustard seeds
red chili pepper
curry leaves
asafoetida
ginger (chopped)
green chili pepper (chopped)
salt

Nuts

roasted peanuts
cashews

Vegetables

coconut (grated)

Fats

oil
ghee

Water

water

Cooking steps

Preparation of Coconut Rice

Step 1: Wash the Basmati rice

Wash the Basmati rice thoroughly.

Step 2: Cook the rice

In a pot, fill it with water, add salt, and transfer the washed rice to it. Cook the rice until fully done, then drain it.

Step 3: Prepare the spices

Take a wide pan, add oil and ghee. For the spices, add black lentils, yellow lentils, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, red chili pepper, and curry leaves. Stir them.

Step 4: Add remaining ingredients

Once the mustard seeds start to pop, add asafoetida, chopped ginger, chopped green chili pepper, roasted peanuts, cashews, salt, and grated coconut. Stir well.

Step 5: Combine with rice

Add the cooked rice and grated coconut back into the mixture. Mix the ingredients well.

Step 6: Serve

Now the Coconut Rice is ready. Enjoy cooking with Home Cooking! [00:38]