Ingredients needed :
- Cooked rice
- Onions - 2
- Tomatoes - 2
- Carrot - 1
- Potato - 2
- Green Capsicum - 1
- Curry leaves - a string
- Mustard seeds
- Urid dhal
- Methi seeds
- Hing powder
- Chick peas - 1cup
- Dhaniya powder - 1/2 tsp.
- Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp.
- Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp.
- Pav Bhaji Masala powder - little
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
- Salt
- Oil
- Ghee
- Lemon juice
- Corrainder leaves
Method :
Soak Chickpeas overnight and pressure cook it by adding reqd. amount of water + salt till done .
Chop Onions , tomatoes, capsicum, Carrot finely and keep it aside. Chop Potatoes lengthwise and keep it separately in a bowl immersed in water ..
Pressure Cook rice by adding reqd. amount of water ..I used Sona masoori rice and cookied it in rice cooker(I used 1: 1 3/4 ratio - rice : water ) once done spread the cooked rice in a big bowl and add a tsp. of ghee , mix it gently and set aside..
Heat a kadai and add 2 tsp. of oil + mustard seeds and allow it to splutter then add Urid dhal + methi seeds + curry leaves + onion + salt + hing powder and fry for few mins...then add capsicum + potatoes +Carrot + tomatoes and cook for few mins. just sprinkle little water ..when it is almost done add turmeric powder + dhaniya powder + Jeera powder + chilli powder +pav bhaji masala powder + Cooked chickpeas and add very little water and cook it well till the water evaporates, now switch off the flame and add the lemon juice and garnish with corriander leaves .
Now add the cooked onion - tomato mixture to the cooked rice and mix it gently and evenly and serve it with raita or Chips .
You can skip chickpeas and just add groundnuts and make the rice ...
Labels: Gayathri's Recipes, Variety Rice