Curry Leaves Rice with Onion Raitha

Name: Curry Leaves Rice with Onion Raitha
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice. washed and drained; water to add as required; 1 Onion. sliced; 1 tomato chopped; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 ½ cups Curry leaves; 1 tbsp zeera or cumin seeds; 3 tbsp coconut gratings; 3 or 4 or to taste dried red chilli; salt to taste; ¾ tbsp Corriander Seeds; a pinch asoefedita powder; a pinch Turmeric powder; ½ cup yoghurt. plain; ¼ cup water; salt to taste; 1 tbsp Corriander - chopped to garnish; to taste green chillies. finely chopped (optional); 1 small Onion finely chopped/sliced; ½ Firm Tomato finely chopped(Optinal)

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Cook: 35 mins

Serves: 6

Main Course

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice. washed and drained
water to add as required
1 Onion. sliced
1 tomato chopped
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 ½ cups Curry leaves
1 tbsp zeera or cumin seeds
3 tbsp coconut gratings
3 or 4 or to taste dried red chilli
salt to taste
¾ tbsp Corriander Seeds
a pinch asoefedita powder
a pinch Turmeric powder
½ cup yoghurt. plain
¼ cup water
salt to taste
1 tbsp Corriander - chopped to garnish
to taste green chillies. finely chopped (optional)
1 small Onion finely chopped/sliced
½ Firm Tomato finely chopped(Optinal)

Accompaniment

Description

This is a traditional south Indian recipe.This recipe is delicious and nutritious too.Even my 1 year daughter loves this dish.This dish can be prepared even with leftover rice.

Method

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1)Heat a skillet,add few drops of oil,add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, red chilli,curry leaves,coconut gratings, asoefedita. Fry for 5minutes on medium flame.Remove from flame, cool down and grind it to a paste in a blender or mixer by adding some water.

2)Cook the rice as per the instructions on the pack.Allow the rice to cool down once it is cooked.

3)In big pan(sufficient room to add rice and mix),add the remaining oil and heat.Add mustard seeds and few curryleaves.Fry for a minute or so.

4)Add the onions and fry until they are cooked but not brown.add tomatoes and fry them until they are cooked.

5)Now add the curry leaves paste,turmeric powder,salt and fry for 5 minutes or until the water in the paste is half evaporated.

Now add cooked rice and mix thoroughly without breaking the the rice.cover and cook for few more minutes.

6)Serve this hot or cold with Onion Raitha.

Method for Onion Raitha:

Mix all th ingredients under onion raitha and refrigerate for atleast 1/2 hour.

Serve one portion of rice with few table spoons of chilled Raitha.