Curry Leaves Rice

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Onions (small) - ¼ cup
• • Garlic - 7 flakes
• • Tomatoes - 2
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Cashew nuts - 10 (optional)
• • Cloves - 3
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Garlic (prepare: fry in oil) - 4 flakes
• • Curry leaves - ¼ cup
• • Coconut (grated, dry) - 2 ½ tablespoons
• • Red chillies - 10
• • Tamarind - small lime size
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch

Method

• 1. Cook rice and allow it to cool.
• 2. Separate grains properly and mix with a Teaspoon of ghee.
• 3. Cut small onions, garlic and tomatoes into small pieces.
• 4. Heat oil, fry cinnamon and cloves, add garlic, onions and then tomatoes.
• 5. Fry till tomatoes are cooked properly.
• 6. Add ground masala and fry in a high flame till good smell comes.
• 7. Add rice, salt and mix well.
• 8. Serve garnished with fried cashew nuts.

Variation

• • Omit garlic and tamarind. Fry curry leaves, red chillies, fresh coconut and then grind it.