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Ingredients
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4 cups of Basmati Rice; 3-4 Tbspns of Butter; 6 cups of water; 20 Ripe Big Tomatoes-(steam tomatoes, peel off skins - mash well & keep aside); 12-15 Green Chillies - slit in two; 4 Big Onions - finely sliced; 18-20 Mint Leaves; A sprig of Curry leaves; Big Bundle of Corriander leaves - finely chopped - keep 3 tbpsn for garnishing; 2 Tbspns Ginger/Garlic Paste; - Cup Oil; Salt to taste; Turmeric Powder -1 level tspn; Lime Juice - 3-4 Tbspns.
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Method
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Wash, drain rice well, fry in butter on low flame for 8-10 mins till rice is crisp - put in electric cooker bucket & keep. Pour Oil in a vessel, fry the Onions till brown, lower flame & add Ginger/Garlic Paste, Green chillies, Curry Leaves, Mint Leaves, Corriander Leaves & fry for 3-4 mins. Add Salt to taste, Turmeric Powder, Mashed Tomatoe Pulp and mix well, add this mixture to the Rice, add 6 cups of water, cover the cooker, plug it on & leave to cook - it will automatically cut off when done, leave to cool down for 10/15 mins. Then fluff up with fork, transfer to serving dish & garnish with chopped coriander leaves - sprinkle the lime juice - cover & let it stand till ready for eating. Serve with Chicken/potato/drumstick curry; Duck Vindaloo, Hot Ball Curry, Devil Chutney etc.,
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Contributed
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Pearl Subramanian
pms2403@yahoo.com |
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