MICROWAVE COCONUT RICE 
Coconut Rice is one of the most popular food items in Kanyakumari. It is in fact the most preferred one, since coconuts are cultivated over here at a large number. There are several ingredients that are used to prepare this dish. Almost all those ingredients remain available in the Kanyakumari markets throughout the year so people don't face any difficulty to make Coconut Rice.
Ingredients
Cooked long grain rice
: 4 Cups
Grated coconut
: 2 Cups
Mustard seeds
: 1 tsp
Red chillies broken into bits
: 2
Each of split black gram and split bengal gram
: 2 tsp
Asafoetida
: 1/2 tsp
Green chillies, chopped
: 4
Curry leaves
: A few
Butter
: 4 tbsp
Salt
: To taste
A handful fried cashewnuts
: to garnish
Method
- Place melted butter in a big deep microwave-safe bowl
- Add mustard seeds, grams, red chilli bits and asafoetida to it.
- Microwave covered on high mode for 3 minutes until the mustard seeds splutter and the grams turn light brown.
- Combine the chopped green chillies, curry leaves and the grated coconut with it and mix well.
- Microwave uncovered over 80 percent power for about 2 minutes, stirring at regular intervals until the coconut is light brown
- Add the cooked rice and salt to the coconut mixture
- Microwave covered on high mode for 3 minutes until the rice is flavoured with the coconut mixture
- Garnish the coconut rice with fried cashewnuts