Shanthi's Cookbook

Ingredients :

Rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Tomato Pulp - 1/2 cup
Tamarind - 3 tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Green Chillis - 2
Red Chilli Powder / Paprika - 1 tsp
Red Chillis - 3
Dhaniya seeds / Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic pods - 3
Curry leaves - 10
Chana Dal - 2 tsp
Urad Dal - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Cilantro - 1 bunch
Salt - according to taste


Procedure :

1. Cook 1 cup of rice with 2 cups water.

2. Heat1 tbsp oil and add tomato pulp , 2 tbsp tamarind pulp. Mix it well and let it cook for about 10 minutes on a medium-low flame. Add salt, green chillis and red chilli powder. After they cook, take them out in a plate and let it cool down. Set it aside.
3. In a different pan, heat a tbsp oil fry some red chillis. Remove and set aside in a plate. Grind and set aside.
4. In the same pan, heat up another tbsp of oil and roast 1 tsp of Urad dal + 1 tsp of coriander seeds + curry leaves + garlic pods + salt. After it cools down grind it and set aside.

5. Mix step - 3 and 4. Now mix this powder with the cooked rice from step-1
6. Now combine it with step - 2 , the tomato pulp paste
7. In another pan, heat up a tbsp of oil and add 1 tsp of chana dal + 1 tsp Jeera + 1 tsp Mustard seeds + 1 Red chilli + Curry leaves. After they roast well add it to the rice.

8. Fry some cashew nuts in oil and add it on top.
9. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Suggested Serving : Serve it with raita.