India, Sept. 2 -- It's Coconut Day!

If the gloomy skies ready to wreak havoc have got you feeling down and drowsy, a steaming hot bowl of coconut rice, or Thengai Sadam is the fixer upper your spirit needs. Follow the recipe below.

Ingredients: rice - 1 cup, white urad dal - 1/4 cup, grated coconut - 1/2 cup, salt to taste, ghee - 1tsp; to temper - coconut oil or ghee - 1tbsp, cashew nuts - 6, red or green chillis - 4, curry leaves - 1 sprig, hing - a generous pinch

Method: Soak your urad dal for at least an hour and cook the rice with 1:2 water ratio - around 3 to 4 whistles on the pressure cooker should suffice. To the steaming hot rice, add a teaspoon of ghee and salt to taste and proceed to fluff it. Coming to the urad dal, drain t...