Thengai Sadam | Coconut Rice

Thengai sadam or coconut rice is a yummy less spicy and traditional South Indian style mixed rice variety made with coconut which is sauteed along with spices and then mixed with cooked rice.Check out how to make traditional thengai sadam recipe below.

Ingredients

Cooked rice-1 big bowl

Grated coconut-1 cup

Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp

Urud dhal-1 tsp

Bengal gram dhal-1 tsp

Green chillies -2 chopped finely

Curry leaves few

Salt to taste

Cashews/peanuts-few

Oil-1 tbsp

Method

👉Heat oil in a kadai add mustard seeds, urud dhal ,bengal gram dhal, curry leaves,green chillies cashews/peanuts and saute until the dhals are golden brown colour.

👉Next add grated coconut and saute for a minute then add cooked rice salt and mix everything well.

👉Garnish with roasted cashews serve.

Note-

✍️Cook the rice in such a way that the grains are separate.

Preparation time-20 mins

Serves-4