Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice
- 45 min
- medium
- Serves 5
Kooni karuvadu sambal fried rice: rice and scrambled egg tossed with a dry fish, coconut, red chilli and lemon sambal. Medium-spicy, serves 5, 45 min, video.
Good for: Party
Ingredients
Kooni Karuvadu2 cup
Coconut Oil4 tbsp
Onion, Finely Chopped2
Red Chilli7
Curry leaves3 sprigs
Garlic5 cloves
Coconut (Grated)½ cup
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder1 tsp
Salt2 tsp
Lemon Juice2 tsp
Dried Kashmiri Red Chilli2
Eggs2
Cooked Rice3 cup
Sugar1 tsp
Spring Onion, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
Contains: egg, shellfish.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 5 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 5 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 596kcal | 2980kcal |
| Protein | 59g | 297g |
| Carbohydrate | 40g | 198g |
| Fat | 22g | 109g |
| Fibre | 4.8g | 24g |
| Sugar | 4g | 20g |
Cookd masalas for kooni karuvadu
Method
Wash and clean the kooni karuvadu
In a dry pan, saute until all the water is evaporated and it is dry
In a pan, add oil, onion, dried red chilli, curry leaves, garlic and saute until golden brown. Add the grated coconut and continue to saute until the coconut turns golden brown.
Ground this into a coarse consistency, add the kooni karuvadu, red chilli powder, salt and lemon juice, and grind again into a coarse paste. Set this aside.
In another pan, add oil, onion, garlic, red chilli and saute Add the Sambal and cook for 2 minutes
Add the egg and scramble it
Add the cooked rice and toss everything together Finish with some spring onions
Before you start
- How long does Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice take?
- 45 minutes from start to finish. That is 30 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice spicy?
- It is medium: 2 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 Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice?
- 2 cup Kooni Karuvadu, 3 cup Cooked Rice, ½ cup Coconut (Grated), 1 Onion, 7 Red Chilli, 2 Dried Kashmiri Red Chilli, and a few more listed on this page.
- How many calories are in Kooni Karuvadu Sambal Fried Rice?
- About 596 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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