Light meal
Coconut rice
Separate rice tossed with fresh coconut, mustard, urad, chana dal, curry leaves and peanut. No onion.
30 min
0 of 4 steps done
3 servings
Heat: Mild
Approximate nutrition
A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.
- Energy390 per serving
- Protein6g per serving
- Carbs58g per serving
- Fibre3g per serving
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