Coconut rice with spices – Daawat

Ingredients

• 1 cup Daawat Original Basmati Rice (1 cup is 250 ml measurement)
• 3 cups water (1 cup for soaking + 2 cups for cooking rice)
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1 tbsp ghana dal (Split Chickpeas)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds or Rai
• 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
• ½ cup cashew nuts
• 2-3 nos whole red chillies
• 1-2 nos green chillies (finely chopped)
• 3 tbsp coconut oil (2 tbsp for cooking + 1 for drizzling before serving)
• A pinch of asafoetida or hing
• Few sprigs of curry leaves as required
• Salt to taste