Spicy Rice Bath

Preparation time : 40 mins

Ingredints:

• Rice - 1cup
• Onion - 3
• Green Chilies - 2
• Cinnamon - 1 inch
• Clove - 5-6
• Sompu/Fennel Seeds - 1sp
• Carrot - 1
• Beans - 15
• Green peas - 1/4 cup
• Tomato Puree- 1/2 cup
• Cashwes - 15
• Red chili powder - 1sp
• Turmeric powder - 1pinch
• Garam Masala - 1sp
• Salt - As per taste
• Ghee - 4sp
• Oil - 4sp
• Cilantro - 2sp (Finely chopped)

For Masala:

• Boil a cup of water in a sauce pan, Add big slice of onion and cook until 7-10 mins. Among 3 onions, 1 is used to prepare paste, another is finely chopped added to Rice bath, the last one is sliced and deep fried in Oil to light brown and added at the end.
• In a mixer jar add, boiled onion pieces, Green Chilies, Sompu/Fennel Seeds, Cinnamon, Clove and prepare smooth paste.

How to Proceed

• In a pressure cooker add 4 sp Oil, 3 sp Ghee, add 1 sp Mustard seeds allow them to splutter well.
• Add finely chopped  Onions and fry until golden brown.
• Add soaked Green peas, lengthwise chopped Carrot, Beans and fry well.
• Add cleanly washed Rice and fry for 2 mins.
• Add above prepared Onion base gravy, Tomato Puree, Red Chili Powder, Garam Masala, pinch of Turmeric and Salt as per Taste.
• Add Water (1 measure of Rice: 2 measure of Water), cover the lid and cook until 2 whistles.
• When the pressure is eased, add Cashews which are fried in ghee, and deep fried Onions mix well and serve along with any Raita of your choice.