Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      cups          long grain rice
   2      cups          coconut milk
   1      teaspoon      grated fresh ginger
   4      tablespoons   oil
   1 1/2  teaspoons     black mustard seed
   8                    dried red chiles
     1/3  cup           sesame seeds
   1      cup           flaked fresh coconut
                        salt

Preparation:

Soak 2 cups long grain rice in water, meanwhile boil 2 cups coconut milk + 1.5 cups water + 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger. Drain and add the rice, bring to a boil again, cover, turn off heat. In separate pan, fry 4 tablespoons oil plus the mustard seeds until they pop. Then add 8 chopped dried red chiles, brown. Add the sesame seeds and brown lightly. Pour the flavored oil and the salt over rice, toss in the flaked fresh coconut (or dried unsweetened that's been soaked). Source: From Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian cookbo