Ingredients
1 cup Basmati Rice or Sona masoori Rice
3/4 tsp tsp Mustard
1/2 tsp jeera
1 tsp Moong dal
2 Dry Red Chilly (long)
1/4 cup Curry Leaves
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 cup onion (sliced)
A small piece Ginger
1/2 cup coriander leaves
4 green chilies
2 tbsp Lemon juice
1/4 cup Peanuts
Oil
Salt
Directions
Soak the rice for 20mins.Cook the rice with 21/4 cups of water and let it cool down. Make a coarse paste of coriander leaves, green Chile, ginger and onion in a blender. Heat oil in a pan , splutter mustard and jeera. And also add dry red chilies, curry leaves, Moong dal and peanuts. Now add the turmeric powder, coriander paste, salt and saute well. switch off the flame and allow it to cool. Finally mix seasoning, lemon juice and rice using hands. Check the salt and sour taste before serving and add more if needed. Serve with pickle and curd.
Notes:
Add generous amount of oil for nice flavour.
Add lemon juice to the seasoning and store this in refrigerator upto one week.Mix this seasoning with rice when needed.
