Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          rice
   1      teaspoon      sugar
                        salt -- to taste
                        ***FOR SEASONING***
   1      teaspoon      black mustard seeds
   1      teaspoon      black gram dal
   1      teaspoon      Bengal gram dal
   4                    red chiles -- broken
   2                    green chiles -- cleaned and chopped
   2      sprigs        curry leaves -- cleaned and chopped
   1      tablespoon    cashew nuts -- broken
   2      tablespoons   black gram dal
                        (cleaned and soaked for 1/2 hour)
   1                    coconut -- grated
   2      tablespoons   oil
   2      tablespoons   ghee

Preparation:

Cook rice until just done. Spread on a flat dish. Add salt and sugar, then allow to cool. Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal, Bengal gram dal and red chiles. When brown, add green chiles, curry leaves, cashew nuts, soaked and drained black gram dal and grated coconut. Fry until coconut is pink in color and pour over rice. Add ghee and mix well and serve.