Ber Rice

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Bers (firm, ripe) - ½ cup
• • Green chillies - 12
• • Tamarind - small lemon size
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Coriander leaves (cut) - 1 tablespoon

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Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Cashew nuts (broken) - 1 tablespoon
• • Curry leaves - few

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Method

• 1. Cook rice and allow it to cool.
• 2. Separate grains.
• 3. Soak tamarind with very little water.
• 4. Fry whole green chillies in oil till it changes its colour.
• 5. Select and wash ber properly.
• 6. Destone it and pound (or grind) it along with tamarind and chillies.
• 7. Heat oil, add seasonings and pour over rice with enough salt.
• 8. Fry the pound Mixture in oil for two minutes.
• 9. Add to rice and mix well.
• 10. Garnish with cut coriander leaves.