Cluster beans rice bath

Preparation time : 30 mins

Ingredients

• Basmati rice - 1 bowl
• Cluster beans/ Gorikai - (cleaned n cut into 1/2 inch length)  - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 1 medium size 
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1sp
• Bay leaf - 1
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 sp
• Fresh/Frozen peas - 1/2 cup
• Kadale bele/ Channa dal - 1 sp
• Hunase rasa/Tamarind paste - 1/2 sp
• Bella/Jaggery - 1/2 sp
• Vangi bath powder - 2 sp
• Salt - as per taste
• Oil - 3-4 sp
• Curry Leaves - few.

Method

1. Thoroughly wash the rice 2-3 times and drain the water completely.
2. Finely chop Onions, cut cluster beans into 1/2 inch length wise. 
3. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pressure cooker.
4. Add Mustard seeds, Bay leaf, Channa Dal, Curry leaves n fry well.
5. Add finely chopped Onions, Ginger Garlic paste and continue to fry.
6. Add Fresh/Frozen peas. If you are using dry peas, soak them over night and use.
7. Add Cluster Beans/Gorikai and continue to fry for few mins.
8. Add washed Basmati rice and fry for a minute.
9. Add 2 -3 sp of readily available or home made vangi bath powder. I have used the MTR vangi bath powder. Mix well
10. Add Salt as per taste.
11. Add water. Water must be double the measure of rice.
12. Add 2 sp of Hunase Rasa/tamarind pulp. If you are using readily available tamarind paste, approx 1/4th sp would be sufficient as they are concentrated n strong in taste.
13. Add 1/2 sp of Bella/Jaggery. It will reduce the spiciness and its completely optional.
14. Cover the lid and cook until 2 whistles. Serve hot. It takes hardly 30 mins to prepare. Let me know how did your family liked it in the comments.