| By : Aganagai ( Posted on :26 Feb, 2007 ) | Total Views : 418 | Previous | Next |
Ingredients
•1 cup Basmati rice
•1/4 cup Boiled peas
•2 Bay leaves
•3-4 Cloves
•1" Cinnamon stick
•2 Cardamoms
•1 stalk Curry leaves
•1 tsp Red chilli powder
•1/2 tsp Garam masala
•1/2 tsp Dhania ( coriander) powder
•1/4 tsp Turmeric
•Juice of 1 lemon
•1 tbsp Cashews
•1 tbsp Currants (optional)
•1 tbsp Ghee (or oil)
•1/2 cup Ghatta pieces
•1 tbsp each Jeera and mustard seeds
•Salt to taste
•For Ghattas
•1/2 cup Gram flour
•1/2 tbsp Oil
•Chilli powder, salt to taste
•1/4 tsp Oregano seeds
Directions
For ghattas
•Mix flour, oil, chilli powder, salt and oregano seeds, add 1 tbsp water. Make a hard dough. Break off a piece and roll into shape and size of a finger. Put plenty of water to boil. Submerge ghattas (the rolls) and boil for half an hour. Drain, cool and chop into round 1-1 1/2 cm. long. Keep aside.
For Rice
•Boil rice in plenty of water. Heat ghee in kadai (pan). Add mustard seeds, jeera, cashews, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms and curry leaves. Add ghattas and peas. Add masalas, lemon juice and salt. Stir fry till ghee separates. Add to the rice. Mix slowly and well. Heat either in oven or cooker. Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with curds.
