Coconut Sevai
Also known as Thenga Sevai · Veg · Rice dishes, Tiffin
Good for: Lunchbox
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3 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Coconut sevai, or thenga sevai: rice sevai tossed with coconut and a coconut oil tempering of mustard and cashews. Mild, serves 2, 25 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
14 itemsMustard Seeds1 tsp
Rice Sevai100 grams
WaterFor Boiling
Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Urad Dal (split)1 tbsp
Chana Dal1 tbsp
Dry Red Chilli2
Cashew (half)10
Green Chilli1
Ginger1 inch
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Asafoetida1 pinch
Coconut (Grated)1 cup
Salt½ tsp
Contains: cashew or other tree nuts, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 2. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 580kcal | 1160kcal |
| Protein | 9.2g | 18g |
| Carbohydrate | 60g | 120g |
| Fat | 35g | 69g |
| Fibre | 8.9g | 18g |
| Sugar | 3.8g | 7.6g |
Cookd masalas for rice sevai
Method
- 1
To cook ready-made vermicelli, soak the vermicelli in boiling water for 5 mins. Strain and set aside.
Rice SevaiWater
- 2
Heat the oil and ghee and splutter the mustard seeds. Add the urad dal, cashew nuts, curry leaves. ginger and chilies and saute for a minute. And then add coconut.
Mustard SeedsCoconut OilUrad Dal (split)Chana DalDry Red ChilliCashew (half)Green ChilliGingerCurry leavesAsafoetidaCoconut (Grated)
- 3
Add the cooked vermicelli and toss with salt to season.
Salt
Before you start
- How long does Coconut Sevai take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Coconut Sevai serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Coconut Sevai vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Coconut Sevai spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Coconut Sevai?
- 100 grams Rice Sevai, 1 cup Coconut (Grated), 2 tbsp Coconut Oil, 2 Dry Red Chilli, 10 Cashew (half), 1 Green Chilli, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Coconut Sevai?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Coconut Sevai?
- About 580 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- A
Amit DharFebruary 2022
really good, I just filled the water till it just covered the sevai and it absorbed everything , didn’t need to drain it.
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A Cookd cookMarch 2022
A simple and quick recipe! This and garlic pickle best combo!
